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exactly copied in Europe, but the result has always been utter 

 failure : probably the metal used in India is a different alloy to 

 that in use in Europe. Bells are made in Holland and are 

 fairly good when new, but nearly always crack and lose their 

 tone after a season's' use. Bells are fastened to the hawk's legs 

 by short straps called ' bewits,' which are attached in the same 

 manner as the jess. 



Fig. R. — Indian bell 



The Cadge is a frame or perch on which hawks are car- 

 ried to the field. It should be made of light deal, and 

 the edges well stuffed and covered with stout canvas. It 

 is supported by four legs, which can be made to fold up for 

 convenience sake, and it is hung over the shoulders of the 

 bearer, who stands in the midst of the frame, by two cross belts. 

 The box cadge is simply a light box, without a lid, and with 

 padded edges, on which hawks are placed for railway travelling, 

 &c. To induce hawks to sit quietly on the cadge they must 

 frequently be brailed. The Brail is a strip of leather similar 

 to a Jess, about ten inches long, with a slit in the middle about 

 two inches long. This slit is passed over the shoulder, and one 

 end of the brail is passed round the wing and tied on the 

 outside. The wing is thus lightly confined in its natural 

 position, and the hawk, being unable to use it, will sit perfectly 

 still as long as she is allowed to do so. 



