. A history of British birds . red breast. The young much resemble the female, but have less ofochreous-brown and none of the rufous tinge on the breast,belly and flanks. The vignette represents the mode of working clap-nets, avery effectual engine in constant use among consists of two equal flaps of net, each about twelve yardslong by two yards and a half wide, which by a simple con-trivance can be simultaneously pulled over towards eachother, so as to cover the space between their points ofmotion, which are in parallel lines nearly as far apart as thewidth of both flaps. Call
. A history of British birds . red breast. The young much resemble the female, but have less ofochreous-brown and none of the rufous tinge on the breast,belly and flanks. The vignette represents the mode of working clap-nets, avery effectual engine in constant use among consists of two equal flaps of net, each about twelve yardslong by two yards and a half wide, which by a simple con-trivance can be simultaneously pulled over towards eachother, so as to cover the space between their points ofmotion, which are in parallel lines nearly as far apart as thewidth of both flaps. Call-birds, either caged or tethered by abrace, are set about the nets to decoy their wild brethrenthat come within sight or hearing. One birdcatcher isrepresented in the act of pulling the two flaps over toenclose the birds between them : the man in the foreground,wdth his nets packed at his back, exhibits their convenientportability; while the boy with the bird-call already in hismouth shews another needful accessory to 160 PASSE RES. FlUKGI],LTn;F. FRINGILLIDyE.
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