. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. This is, luiquestioiiably, tlio most beautiful of songstoi-s; is most easily kept, luul as easily captured, 'i'lie time of it' lu-iival into this couiiti-y, being one of our snniniiT niiirra- turies. is about the miiUUe of April. I have lii,,;||( me this day (April 18th); and before I give a .l.'^,ii|,ti,„| ,,f its mode of treatment, I shall endeavom' to Ik iii,.,le of capture, together with a rough sketch of tlie trap coiiimonlv known as the " uigbtingale-ti-ap;" for you must first catch your bird before you kee
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. This is, luiquestioiiably, tlio most beautiful of songstoi-s; is most easily kept, luul as easily captured, 'i'lie time of it' lu-iival into this couiiti-y, being one of our snniniiT niiirra- turies. is about the miiUUe of April. I have lii,,;||( me this day (April 18th); and before I give a .l.'^,ii|,ti,„| ,,f its mode of treatment, I shall endeavom' to Ik iii,.,le of capture, together with a rough sketch of tlie trap coiiimonlv known as the " uigbtingale-ti-ap;" for you must first catch your bird before you keep it. The nudes amve tirst, and the sooner they are caught the better, for if caught after tlie an-ivnl of the female they are not so soon reconciled to confinement, unless the female is placed with them; and as the bird is only cared for, for its soug, the female is not desired. The trap is formed of thin pieces of wood shaped Wiiejiq. •>, with a. centre piece,/». 5, fixed to it for the trap string to ran thi •ough. J^im. andhav]ngapieeeofironhoopiugnailedtotheback,andtuiTied up at each side, to form the shoulders or receptacle for the pivots of the wooden roller, shewn infij. 3. The wooden. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original [London : W. S. Orr
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