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ing this stud of hawks, together with Mr. E. C. Nevvcome. 

 They were then established at Elveden, and all, or nearly all, 

 were trained, and many entered. Probably, since the earliest 

 days of falconry, a stud of hawks has never been seen of 



Iceland falcon 



so magnificent an appearance as this collection presented at 

 that time. Besides the thirty-three gerfalcons, there was a fair 

 team of peregrines, a sacre in full work, a goshawk or two, and 



some half-dozen ponies which Barr purchased in order to be slaughtered during 

 the voyage to provide the hawks -with food, no other flesh being obtainable. 



