about 0 3 cm from one edge to provide a small space between adjacent ends of the cover sections 32a and 32b while the connector 37 is handy to hold adjacent ends of two cover sections 32a and 32b in alignment other connecting means may be used fig6 shows a modified cover 46 generally similar to the cover 32 of fig1 except that it has a flap 47 bent downwardly at the end this flap covers a triangular opening indicated by reference number 48 in fig1 that would be large enough to admit birds into the space under the cover 32 in fig1 the opening cbuld also admit some rain and some of the debris that the cover is intended to keep out the flap 47 at each end of the gutter extends down far enough to overlap the end of a rake molding 49 and perhaps part of a rake board 50 that covers the upper edge of the siding 51 the flap 47 could be formed as an l shaped separate member or each flap could be made at one end of some of the standard cover members at the same time the curl 33 was formed alternatively the curl 33 could be formed to the end of a cover member 46 and then a part of the cover member including the end of the curl 33 could be cut away to.