. The birds of Shakespeare; critically examined, explained, and illustrated. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Birds. 162 BIRD-TRAPS. Procure a square frame covered on one side with wire netting, as shown in the woodcut. Tie each end of a phant stick to two corners of the frame, to form a hoop. Cut a straight stick, forked at one end, and a shorter pHant Lift the front of the trap ; place the forked stick in an upright position against the outside of the front, and also outside the hoop. Insert one end of pliant twig between fork and front, and after raising hoop about two inches, inser
. The birds of Shakespeare; critically examined, explained, and illustrated. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Birds. 162 BIRD-TRAPS. Procure a square frame covered on one side with wire netting, as shown in the woodcut. Tie each end of a phant stick to two corners of the frame, to form a hoop. Cut a straight stick, forked at one end, and a shorter pHant Lift the front of the trap ; place the forked stick in an upright position against the outside of the front, and also outside the hoop. Insert one end of pliant twig between fork and front, and after raising hoop about two inches, insert the other end of the twig, so as to rest against the hoop, and press outwards. This will hold the hoop up. A bird, on approaching the trap, hops on the hoop to get at the grain within it, when the hoop will go down with the weight and let go the twig, which being pliant flies out, and the fork (being only outside the front) of course falls, and so does the trap. The " bird bolts " mentioned by Shakespeare in Tzvelfth Night (Act i. Sc. 5), Loves Labour's Lost (Act iv. Sc. 3), and Much Ado about Nothing (Act i. Sc. i), were the. 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 Harting, James Edmund, 1841-1928. London, John Van Voorst
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