FRENCH. loi 



Societe des Bibliophiles Frangais." It is there entitled *' Le 

 Fauconnier parfait : ou viethode pour dresser et faire voler les 

 Oiseaux." The author, having read most of the works of his 

 predecessors relating to Hawking, and having been instructed 

 by some of the best falconers of his day, spent seventeen years 

 in the practice of this art before writing anything on the subject — 

 a great recommendation. His treatise conveys a good idea of 

 the state of Falconry in the i8th century in Poitou, where the 

 native Goshawk was much used. 



203. D'ESTERNO (M.). Du Vol des Oiseaux. 

 Indication des sept lois du vol ram^ et des huit lois du 

 vol a voiles. Paris, Librairie Nouvelle. 1865. 8vo. 



The terms vol rame and vol d voiles, of which the distinctive 

 characters are given pp. 73-77, are adopted from Huber, 

 ** Observations sur le vol des Oiseaux de Proie," published at 

 Geneva, in 4to, 1784. 



The author says : — " II y a plus de trente ans que j'ai com- 

 mence mes observations sur le vol des Oiseaux ; c'est par une 

 imitation et non par une description que je comptais en presenter 

 les resultats." 



A second edition appeared in 1874. 



204. BERTHET (Elie). Le Fauconnier. Paris. 

 Degorce-Cadot, sans date (1865 ou 66 ?). i6mo. 



Not seen ; probably from its size of no importance. 



205. GLOUVET (Le Chevalier de). Histoires 

 DES ViEux Temps. Extraits du Manuscrit de I'ecuyer 

 Loys de Cussiere, gentilhomme Angevin: Revus et 

 publics par son petit-neveu le chevalier de Glouvet. 

 Saumur, Paul Godet. 1866. sm. 8vo. 



Amongst the chapters in this volume is one of special interest to 

 Falconers, entitled Chdtelaitiie de la Tessoualle et la belle Faucon- 

 nerie dHcelle (pp. 83-116), in which is given a minute description 

 of a hawking establishment in the 15th century. 



The author, who lived about 1470, thus expresses himself in 



