SPARROW-HA WKS 



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when she had a chance to kill. Except when he had an inferior 

 hawk, he was most careful never to allow them to take a small 

 bird ; but with one that was not good enough for blackbirds 

 (and very many are not) he would kill as many sparrows, &c., 

 as he pleased. Mr. Bower and Mr. Riley concur in using the 



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Sparrow-hawk on bo\v-perch 



lure occasionally to call their hawk out of trees ; but Mr. Bower's 

 hawks would nearly always (unless half-fed) come to his hand 

 with or without food, and this is the proper way to manage 

 short-winged hawks. 



Sparrow-hawks are rather delicate and very liable to fits ; 

 the best recipe to preserve them in health is to feed high, work 



