2 RECREATIONS OF A NATURALIST 



take the King's nestling falcons or eggs out of the 

 nest, or to capture any of the King's hawks and 



4(,t. 



THE SPARROW HAWK. 



neglect to deliver them within twelve days to one of 

 the royal falconers.^ 



James I. gave great encouragement to field 



_ / 31 Hen. VIII. cap. 12, repealed by the Statute Law Re- 

 vision Act, 1863. 



