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THE MALLARD. 



tunnel net, where they creep in : when they are all in, he gives 

 the net a twist, so as to prevent their getting back : he then takes 

 the net off from the end of the pipe with what fowl he may have 

 caught, and takes them out one at a time, and dislocates their 

 necks, and hangs the net on again ; and all is ready for working 

 again. 



" In this manner five or six dozen have been taken at one 

 drift. When th^ wind blows directly in or out of the pipe, the 

 fowl seldom work well, especially when it blows in. If many 

 pipes are made in a lake, they should be so constructed as to suit 

 different winds. 



" Duck and Mallard are taken from August to June. Teal 

 or Wigeon, from October to March. Becks, Smee, Golden Eyes, 

 Arps, Cricks, and Pintails or Sea Pheasants, in March and April. 



" Poker Ducks are seldom taken, on account of their diving 

 and getting back in the pipe. 



REFEF.ENCES TO THE CUT. 



No. 1. Dog's liole, where he goes to unhank the fowl. 

 3. Reed fences on each side of the mouth of the pipe. 



3. Where the decoy-man shows himselfvto the fowl first, and afterwards at the end of every 



shooting. 



4. Small reed fence to prevent the fowl seeing the dog when he goes to iinhank them. 



5. The shootings. ^ 



6. Dog's holes between the shootings, used when working. 



7. Tunnel net at the end of the pipe. 



8. Mouth of the pipe. 



