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ing this stud of hawks, together with Mr. E. C. Newcome. 

 They were then established at Elveden, and all, or nearly all, 

 were trained, and many entered. Probably, since the earliest 

 days of falconry, a stud of hawks has never been seen of 







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so magnificent an appearance as this collection presented at ■ 

 that time. Besides the thirty-three gerfalcons, there was a fair 

 team of peregrines, a sacre in full work, a goshawk or two, and 



some half-dozen forties which Barr purchased in order to be slaughtered during 

 the voyage to provide the ha*ks with food, no other flesh being obtainable. 



