, FRENCH. 107 



Lapins, etc. Par G. Foye. Illustrations par Albert 



Bettanier. Paris. 1886. sm. 4to. 



In the manual of M. Foye we have another modern aid to the 

 practice of falconry. It is dedicated to the Comte de Paris, and 

 the introduction contains all the names known to the author of 

 living French falconers. Some of the extracts which are given 

 from the old masters might well have been omitted, especially 

 those having reference to hawks which are no longer used in 

 any part of France or England, and which it would be almost im- 

 possible to procure. Modern descriptions, too, of the species 

 now in vogue would be preferable to old ones, as being more 

 intelligible. But, apart from these objections, it is evident 

 that M. Foye can claim to write authoritatively on the manage- 

 ment of hawks, since the advice which he gives is based not only 

 on what he has read, but on what he has learned by experience. 

 This has been gained chiefly with the Goshawk and Sparrow-hawk, 

 and his instructions for training these birds will, therefore, be 

 useful to those desirous of taking up this branch of the sport. 

 With a female Goshawk which he trained, he killed during the 

 first season (1884) 322 rabbits, three hares, and two magpies; 

 and the following season 280 rabbits, two leverets, eleven par- 

 tridges, four magpies, and two squirrels. 



219. BELVALLETTE (Alfred). Traite d'Autour- 



SERiE. lllustre de vingt gravures et vignettes par 



Ernest Orange. Paris. 1887. sm. 4to. 



In this country we use the term falconry in a somewhat wider 

 sense than is the case in France, including thereby every kind of 

 flight with a hawk, whatever may be its species. French fal- 

 coners apply the XQXTCifauconnerie only to flights with the long- 

 winged hawks (Peregrine, MerUn, Hobby, and Jerfalcon), flights 

 with the short- winged Goshawk {autour) and Sparrow-hawk 

 {tpervier) coming under the expressive and very convenient 

 term autour serie. To this branch of sport M. Belvallette has 

 devoted an entire volume, albeit a small one, nicely printed, and 

 illustrated with a dozen full-page plates and some pretty text 

 cuts, which, if not always original (we recognise the work of both 

 English and Japanese artists), are appropriate and fairly accurate. 

 M. Belvallette is well known in France as a skilful falconer, and 



