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Painting by Ix)uis Agassiz Fuertes 



WING OF FALCON, OR LONG-WINGED HAWK (uPPEe) , AND WING OF GOSHAWK, OR 



SHORT-WINGED HAWK (lOWEr) 



The Long-wing is adapted to swift flight in the open, being flat, long, narrow, rigid, and 

 unbroken to the end, only the outer feather being notched, and that only for a short dis- 

 tance. The Short-wing is adapted for precipitate flight in cover, being short, broad, deeply 

 cupped, elastic, and with the "ailerons" deeply notched on at least five feathers. 



quarry, by circling or "ringing," and, 

 when sufficiently well placed, dashing 

 down headlong, hitting their quarry a re- 

 sounding blow that often can be heard a 

 long distance, following it down and 

 striking again if necessary, but never 

 "binding" to it, and never striking quarry 

 that is sitting or on the ground. 



Falcons proper are always hunted in 

 open country, where the quarry is either 



located and flushed with dogs or beaters 

 and the hawk flown from the falconer's 

 wrist, or the birds are trained to "wait 

 on." In the latter case, upon being un- 

 hooded and flown, they ring up and up. 

 attain their "pitch," wait for the game to 

 be flushed, and when it is well tmder way 

 make their terrific stoop. 



On large game, like heron, falcons are 

 often flown in "casts," or pairs, and take 



