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in the library of M. Pierre A. Pichot, of Paris. To that gentleman 

 and to Mr. F. V. Dickins, of the London University, the writer 

 is indebted for much kind assistance in the preparation of this 

 portion of the Bibliotheca Accipitraria. 



It should be observed that Schlegel's French titles were translated 

 from the German of Hoffmann, and, as the Chinese and Japanese 

 characters are not given by hin), it has been impossible to test the 

 accuracy of the transliteration, in which there is reason to believe 

 several mistakes have been made. 



361. WEI YEN CHIN. Yng Fou. 



Wei Yen Chin. Classification of Falcons. 



This work, No. 119 of Schlegel's Catalogue, is a practical pro- 

 duction, and dates from the Soui dynasty, a.d. 581-617. An 

 extract from it is given in No. 366, vol. xliv. p. 4. Li Chi Tchin, 

 the author of the Chinese Natural History (No. 2^'^., has also 

 borrowed from it some of his descriptions. It may be here 

 observed that in Chinese there are several words which denote 

 a hawk or falcon, but that generally used by experts is Yng. 

 See note to No. 363. 



362. ANON. Yng Ho Fang. 

 Anon. The Art of the Falcon. 



No. 118 of Schlegel's Catalogue, cited by the author of the 

 Japanese work, San Kai Mei san dsou e (No. 369), as having 

 emanated from the Corea, whence Falcons were first sent to the 

 Court of Japan a.d. 247. See note to No. 365. 



363. LI CHI TCHIN. Pen-ts'ao Kang Mou. 



Li Chi Tchin. A General Natural History. 

 Sixteenth century. 



No. 116 of Schlegel's Catalogue. Contains a few notices of 

 Falcons and their capabilities for the chase. The author states 

 that the technical Chinese name for a Falcon is Yng, so called 

 because it strikes with the breast {yng), an observation which is 

 entirely erroneous, although, strange to say, it is indorsed by 

 Schlegel {op. cit. p. 65, note) as une observation trh-juste ! 

 Every falconer knows, or should know, that hawks, on stooping at 



