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the male of the ger-falcon. Mashef, the mock sparrow- 

 hawk. Passage, the flight of herons to and from the 

 heroniy dming the breeding season. Fassage-Jiaivks, 

 another term for haggards taken upon the passage or 

 migration. Felt, the dead body of any bird the hawk 

 has killed. Pitch, the height to which a hawk rises in 

 the air. Plume, to fly at birds. Pull through the head, 

 to eat through the aperture in the front of the hood. 

 Put in, is when the quarry is driven to cover. Quarry, 

 the game flown at. Rake, to fly too wide. Raldng, to 

 strike the game in the air. Ramage, wild, difficult to 

 be reclaimed. Reclaim, to make a hawk gentle and 

 familiar. Red haivk, a peregrine of the first year. 

 Robin, the male hobby. Ruf, to strike the game 

 without seeing it. Serving a haivh, assisting to put out 

 the quarry from a hedge, bush, &c. Sharp set, very 

 hungr3^ Standing, remaining in idleness on the block. 

 Stoop or sivoopj, the rapid descent of a falcon from a 

 height on to its prey. Swivel, used to prevent the 

 jesses and leash becoming twisted. Take the air, to 

 mount aloft. Tiercel, the male peregrine or goshawk. 

 Tiring, the leg or pinion of a fowl (from which the 

 flesh has been cut), at which the hawk in training may 

 pick at the little that remains. Truss, to clutch the 

 quarry in the air ; to place the hawk unhooded in the 

 open air. Yaral', an eastern term, to signify when the 

 short winged hawks are in hunting condition. 



Training of Hawks. 



When one reflects on the wild and ferocious nature of 

 falcons and hawks, it appears quite surprising that by 

 constant and steady discipline these birds should be 



