THE PEREGRINE FALCON. 25 



falconry had such a despotic sway for many ages, it is 

 now a question whether there is a single reclaimed fo- 

 reign hawk in the western part of the kingdom. There 

 may, however, be a few English hawks annually trained 

 in the neighbourhood of Bridport, in Dorsetshire, for 

 the taking of landrails in the hemp or flax fields near 

 that town, in which, during some summers, they are 

 very plentiful. 



