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2in. thick, 3in. wide, and 3jft. by 2ft. B is the cover, 

 made of two pieces of lin. deal, strengthened by cross- 

 pieces on the under side, and measuring 3ft. by i^ft. C 

 and D are two pegs upon which the cover easily works up 

 or down, as in Fig. 58, the dotted line showing the proper 

 position when the cover is at rest. To use this a hole must 

 be formed in the turf sufficiently deep to contain the 

 frame, after which a square hole slightly larger than B, at 

 the sides, must be dug, about 2ft. to 3ft. deep. 



Fif. 58.-Section of Pitfall Trap. 



The situation for this should be chosen in a nice open 

 suitable place, which hedgehogs are known to frequent, 

 and, being almost certain to find out this wooden cover, 

 they attempt to run over and sniff about it, and, conse- 

 quently, get caught. I have before mentioned the pitfall 

 in this work, and would advise its employment where there 

 is a chance of good results. 



The above measurements may be correspondingly in- 

 creased to fit it for rabbits, or reduced for smaller and 

 lighter vermin. 



