Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58The Museum, 1981 - Natural history |
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Page 351
... birds . Before contact with the White man the whole country abounded in wild game and hunting was an important occupation of the young men . ' p . 25 Bhaca : hunts ' . . . hunting is no longer an important socio - economic activity ...
... birds . Before contact with the White man the whole country abounded in wild game and hunting was an important occupation of the young men . ' p . 25 Bhaca : hunts ' . . . hunting is no longer an important socio - economic activity ...
Page 353
... birds at some time or other . One herdboy using a home - made rat - trap made partly from springy fencing wire , claimed to get four or five birds a day . He also said this trap worked better than the old isigu because birds became wary ...
... birds at some time or other . One herdboy using a home - made rat - trap made partly from springy fencing wire , claimed to get four or five birds a day . He also said this trap worked better than the old isigu because birds became wary ...
Page 358
... bird's nest , and is the most widely used of the bird traps . It is set up where birds are known to feed , and especially after the harvest when the maize - borer grub is available . A trap in the form of a wattlework cage , and called ...
... bird's nest , and is the most widely used of the bird traps . It is set up where birds are known to feed , and especially after the harvest when the maize - borer grub is available . A trap in the form of a wattlework cage , and called ...
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