PRACTICAL FALCONRY. 47 
be upon me almost before I knew where to turn; nay, in many cases 
it would be gone by altogether. In short, for the first part and the 
best part of the grouse season, you must either fly moulting hawks, 
or kill with nothing but eyesses of the year. AndI would rather 
risk (what I should conceive to be) the very rare accident of the loss 
of a young and soft feather than leave my favourites on the blocks 
while I went up the hill with young birds. 
Diseases amongst hawks are not of common occurrence, if the 
birds are properly managed. 
Cramp is commonly caused by the birds having been taken from 
the nest too soon, and is often fatal. An old goshawk of mine once 
had it, through having been left out in the snow and tempest. She was 
almost cured by goose grease rubbedin. For the young birds try 
warmth; but it is rarely of use. 
Fits sometimes attack hawks, but I never saw one except in one 
of the smaller species. Purge with rhubarb ; four grains for a large 
peregrine, and so in proportion. Give light food well chopped. 
The kecks is a sort of cough, which peregrines haye sometimes. 
Give a little cayenne pepper in the food, or some six or seven bruised 
peppercorns in the castings. 
The frownce comes from wet and damp to hawks not at liberty. 
The tongue is swollen, and a moisture is seen about the beak. It 
is infectious. Scrape off the diseased coating of the tongue with a 
sharp quill, and touch the bleeding part well with burnt alum and 
lemon-juice, or burnt alum and vinegar. 
Inflammation of the crop.—Very serious. The bird holds its head 
straight up, elongating the neck, and is sick. Do not hood; give no 
castings. For remedies, rhubarb and chopped meat—very little at a 
time. A hawk may be sick from indigestion, and yet have no 
inflammation. ? 
Worms.—Rub river sand on the meat several times, then a dose of 
rhubarb. 
