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when^he had a chance to kill. Except when he had an inferior 

 hawk, he. was most careful never to allow them to take a small 

 bird ; but with one that was not good enough for blackbirds 

 (and very many are not) he would kill as many sparrows, &c., 

 as he pleased. Mr. Bower and Mr. Riley concur in using the 



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tire occasionally to call thefi' hawk out bf trees|;' put Mr. BowfeV's 

 awks WQuld nearly always (iinleSs half-fed).c'oiTi'e ta his harfd 

 with or without food, and this is' the proper way to matiage 

 short-winged hawks. 



Sparrow-hawks are rather delicate and very liable to fits ; 

 the best recipe to preserve them in health is to feed high, work 



