HAWKING. 



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" K"ow riding fast, we soon came by the side of the meadows 

 adjoining the warren, where the ' markers J of M. de Ligne dis- 

 covered three Herons, and at once came to tell him of it. Making 

 up his mind to attack them, the Sieur de Ligne did me the favour 



Fig. 291. Heron Hawking. 



of givino- me a white Gyrfalcon, named 'La Perle,' to let fly; he 

 himself took another, called <Le Gentilhomme,' and one of his 

 people took a third, named ' Le Pinson.' When the Herons heard 

 us approach they became alarmed, and took wing while we were 

 yet some distance off; seeing this, we let fly the birds, which were 



