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HAWKS USED IN SINDH. 



Bashu, 

 Basliee, 



Bhairl, 

 Shah en, 



the antelope and 

 tuloor, or floriken. 



Female. Native of Khorassan. 



Male. Goolab eye, small, 



short- winged 

 hawks, with dark 

 plumage ; are 



much valued, as 

 killing hawks. 



Female. The Falcon. Sir A. 



Male. Burnes states that 



this bird is not 

 prized in Sindh ; 

 but this is a mis- 

 take, for I know 

 that it is highly 

 prized for strength 

 and boldness. 



They are flown at 

 partridges, hares, 

 bustards, curlews, 

 herons, and saras, 

 or cranes, which 

 stand fidl 6 feet 

 high. These are 

 long-winged 



