APPEIS-DIX. 



K.—Page 10. 



Strutt, quoting from the book of St. Alban's the sort 

 of birds assigned to the different ranks of persons, places 

 them in the following order : — 



The eagle, the vulture, and the melona for an emperor. 



The ger-falcon and the tercel of the ger-falcon for a 

 king. 



The falcon gentle and the tercel gentle for a prince. 



The falcon of the rock for a duke. 



The falcon peregrine for an earl. 



The bastard for a baron. 



The sacre and the sacret for a knight. 



The lanere and the laneret for an esquire. 



The marlyon for a lady. 



The hobby for a young man. 



The gos-hawk for a yeoman. 



The tercel for a poor man. 



The sparrow-hawk for a priest. 



The musket for a holy- water clerk. 



The nesterel for a knave or a servant. 



