THE SECOND VOLUME. Vll 



CHAP. XLI. 



Page 

 Falcoiny : its History. — Royal Hawking. — Hawking in Persia 



and Morocco. — Marco Polo. — The Hawk in Heraldry. — 



Hawking in Scotland and England. — Decline of the Sport. — 



The Gamekeeper's Annoyance. — The Literature of Falconry. 



■ — Hawking EstabKshments. — Greenland Hawks. — Noble 



Qualities of the Falcon ........ 171 



CHAP. XLII. 



Natural History of the Falcon. — The Male Peregiae Falcon. — 

 The Female Peregrine. — Daring of the Falcon. — Blome's 

 Description. — The Plumage of the Falcon. — The Saker. — 

 The Tanner. — The Goshawk. — The Francoliu. — How to 

 Manage the Falcon. — Their Habits. — The Sparrow-Hawk. — 

 How to Train it 222 



CHAP. XLIII. 

 Natural History of the Falcon continued. — The Hobby. — The 

 Kestrel: its Habits. — The Merlin. — The Kite.— Anecdotes. . 249 



CHAP. XLIV. 

 Method of taking Falcons. — Hawks. — Eyesses. — Modes of 

 Capture. — In Iceland. — Technical Terms. — Training of 

 Hawks. — Qualities of the Falconer. — Training Eides. — How 

 to Feed the Hawk. — Training the Haggard. — The Living 

 Quarry. — The Working Hawk. — Short-winged Hawks. — 

 Extract from Bert. — Heron Hawking. — Kite and Pheasant 

 Hawking. — Waterfowl Hawking. — Partridge Hawking. — A 

 Plea for the Peregrine 265 



