en 1 a 
Vol. IV, No. 4.] Note on the Drum in Falconry. 161 
[N.S.] 
Buirchin,! the Khush-baing,? the Sokhar,’ the Ursi,* the heavier 
the drum is beaten the better; and farther if the eile’ is exten- 
sive and the distance great, the ‘falconer should begin to beat the 
drum according to the ordinary custom ; but, when the hawk has 
traversed som oe caatsiies and is close to the duck, he should beat 
faster, so that the duck may not see the hawk ® and may not break 
away. 
“When a strong breeze is blowing, the drum should not be 
beaten quickly ; for in a strong breeze the duck will rise to a great 
height at the aeitaiet sound or the drum, and the reason is obvi- 
ous. ‘T'he smoother® the note of the dram the better; the duck 
will not stand a dry sound from the drt e dviiitier, too, 
must not beat with force; he must sat somewhat lightly until 
the hawk reaches the duck. 
e drum is necessary forall ducks ; it can be used for the 
common crane* also. he reason the drum is used for cranes 
is, that when they hear the drum, they become alarmed and 
chooses, thus coming down to the ground without fear of injury. 
But in this case, the falcon usually binds to the thigh or to the 
knee.? If she binds to the head she will be injured by the sharp 
claw of the crane; if, however, she binds to the back or to the 
neck, the claw cannot reach her; the reason is evident.2 When 
the falcon seizes the crane by the root of the neck, the crane can- 
is not quickly brought ae to ihe peoee 3 ee flies ahead some 
distance i in the air 
“The danger to the /achin © from a goose taken in the air is 
greater than that from a crane, for the crane is a long-legged 
animal and powerful as well; atver the lachin binds to it, it can 
goose, however, is heavy and short-legged; it comes down like 
a heavy stone from a height when beer hawk binds to it ; so if the 
hawk falls below it, the danger i is grea 
1 GAS yo? in one manuscript Gr 39? 
2 SKiladsyd > not traceable. 
3 yay ; in one MS, Bh yaw possibly an error for lS pw the Ruddy 
Shieldrake or Brahmini Duck (Casarca rutila, Pallas). 
+ one MS. = 
irds habitually look upwar rds, as beasts habitually look downwards. 
Pachaig the duck bein ng i nthe air with th the hawk below them would, when 
alarmed by the drum, Pin Has up and not 
af * 3 *. “smooth,” 1 noes Uah ok a) Sas. 
pere grine often brings down a heron from ra big by binding to 
the hae ; in that a. ot out of —. from the heron’s beak. 
There appears e error or omission in the Sout sonny 
10 Lachin is the maki vii for the Shahin and not for the Peregrine. 
