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eastern parts of Europe. ‘The King of France, Louis 
XVI. had Lanners sent annually from Malta; but they 
were brought from the eastern countries. It exceeds the 
Peregrine Falcon in size, being intermediate between that 
and the Gyr-Falcon; was much esteemed for flying at 
the Kite, with which the Peregrine is hardly able to con- 
tend.” The name of Lanner is confined to the female ; 
the male is called a Lanneret, on account of his smaller 
size. This species is said to have been called Janarius, 
from the woolly softness and thickness of its plumage. 
It is also said that nestling Lanners are brought from 
Sicily, where this species breeds on rocks. 
Sir John Sebright, in his Observations on Hawking, be- 
fore quoted, thus describes the mode of flying Peregrine 
Falcons at Herons, as practised in Norfolk :—‘‘ A well- 
stocked Heronry in an open country is necessary for this 
sport ; and this may be seen in the greatest perfection at 
Didlington in Norfolk, the seat of Colonel Wilson. This 
Heronry is situated on a river, with an open country on 
every side of it. The Herons go out in the morning to 
rivers and ponds at a very considerable distance in search 
of food, and return to the Heronry towards the evening. 
It is at this time that the falconers place themselves in 
the open country, down wind of the Heronry; so that 
when the Herons are intercepted on their return home, 
they are obliged to fly against the wind to gain their 
place of retreat. When a Heron passes, a cast (a couple)’ 
of Hawks is let go. The Heron disgorges his food when 
he finds that he is pursued, and endeavours to keep above 
the Hawks by rising in the air; the Hawks fly in a spiral 
direction to get above the Heron, and thus the three birds 
frequently appear to be flying in different directions. The 
first Hawk makes his stoop as soon as he gets above the 
