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shortened, by the falconer’s pincers (for the Dutchmen are very 
careful of their hands and fingers, and these necessaries of her 
wild life are not likely to be immediately wanted again) is pro- 
bably replaced on the pole. Two such are also usually taken 
in hand by one person, and are sedulously attended to 
from morning to night, with very little intermission. The hood 
used at first is called a Rufter Hood. It is large and easy, and 
though preventing all sight, is one the hawk can eat through ; 
and it is not removed night or day for a week, as she can easily 
sleep in it, though if they could themselves do without sleep (as 
truly they cannot) the Dutchmen would tame these falcons in 
half the time, could they but keep them awake for three nights 
consecutively as well as three days. For some reason, long- 
protracted deprivation of sleep, appears to deprive the wildest 
hawk (for a season) of her wildness, and seems to change her 
nature. If followed up by judicious treatment, the change is 
rendered permanent, but a very little inattention, and a very 
little sleep soon changes the scene. “ Elle se ravisera,” says 
old D’Arcussia, and all will have to be done over again. The 
best method of taming a wild caught hawk (no such easy task 
ordinarily I trow) is found to be, by carrying her about on the 
gloved wrist, and stroking her occasionally with a soft wing or 
feather. The unusual position and involuntary motion appear 
to disconcert the wildest, much to our advantage. She has to 
be broken to the hood also. Likewise none too easy. Some 
hawks dislike this appendage; others seem to care less for its 
inflictions. None like it, and all, unless skilfully handled 
therewith at their first making, are more or less hood-shy, and 
more or less disabled, for future usefulness. A wild caught 
hawk is not inclined to eat, and some will not eat for many 
days (always a bad sign of a wild, and shy, temper). However, 
hunger is a sharp sauce, and F’. Peregrinus, having seldom known 
it as a wild, soon acknowledge its power as a tame (or captive) — 
bird. She soon discovers that meat is offered, by the feel of it 
near her feet, and sooner or later will eat it through the hood. 
It is many days before she will eat it bareheaded (always on the 
falconer’s wrist be it noted); and first of all by candlelight 
