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HOW TO DESTKOY ENGLISH SPAEHOWS. 
at a height of about 10 feet, the birds may l)e captured aftei dark 
with the aid of a 
long-handled net. 
This net should 
liave a deep bag 
and a small hoop 
made to fit the 
front of the boxes 
closely. After the 
net has been 
quietly placed 
over the entrance, 
a few raps on the 
box will send the 
tenant into it. 
Dilapidated build¬ 
ings may some¬ 
times be fitted up 
for catching spar¬ 
rows in this way, 
as well as for 
destroying their 
nests and eggs. 
Figure 2 shows 
how this can be 
done. An ordi¬ 
nary wooden box 
for the interior of buildings. may be nailed tO 
the inside of the building over a hole made to admit the spar- 
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