20 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



all appeared to be sea ; and the dove proved a faithful and 

 comfortable messenger. And for the sacrifices of the law, a 

 pair of turtle-doves or young pigeons were as well accepted 

 as costly bulls and rams. And when God would feed the 

 prophet Elijah after a kind of miraculous manner, he did it 

 by ravens, who brought him meat morning and evening. 

 Lastly, the Holy Ghost, when he descended visibly upon our 

 Saviour, did it by assuming the shape of a dove. And to 

 conclude this part of rny discourse, pray remember these 

 wonders were done by birds of the air, the element in which 

 they and I take so nrnch pleasure. 



There is also a little contemptible winged creature, an in- 

 habitant of rny aerial element, namely, the laborious bee, of 

 whose prudence, policy, and regular government of their own 

 commonwealth, I might say much, as also of their several 

 kinds, and how useful their honey and wax are both for meat 

 and medicines to mankind ; but I will leave them to their 

 sweet labour, without the least disturbance, believing them 

 to be all very busy at this very time amongst the herbs and 

 flowers that we see nature puts forth this May morning. 



And now to return to my hawks, from whom I have made 

 too long a digression; you are to note, that thay are usually 

 distinguished into two kinds ; namely, the long-winged and 

 the short-winged hawk : of the first kind, there be chiefry 

 in use amongst us in this nation, 



The Gerfalcon and Jerkin, 

 The Falcon and Tassel-gentel, 

 The Laner and Lanaret, 

 The Bockerel and Bockeret, 

 The Saker and Sacaret, 

 The Merlin and Jack Merlin, 

 The Hobby and Jack : 



There is the Stelletto of Spain, 



The Blood-red Rook from Turkey, 

 The Waskite from Virginia : 



And there is of short-winged hawks, 



The Eagle and Iron, 

 The Goshawk and Tar eel, 

 The Sparhawk and Musket, 

 The French Pye, of two sorts. 



