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llke, but pTxnctually fed early in the morning and again 

 in the day, to keep them from seeking food for themselves 

 as long as possible. 



Haggard — A wild caught hawk in the adult plumage. 



Hood — The cap of leather used for the purpose of blindfolding 

 the hawk. 



Hoodkhy — A hawk is said to be "hoodshy" when she is afraid 

 of,-^r resists, having her hood put on. 



Imping — The process of mending broken feathers is termed 

 "imping". 



I mping needle — A piece of tough soft iron wire from about 

 1^ to 2^ inches ling, rough filed so as to be three sided 

 and tapering from the middle to the ends. 



Intermewed — A hawk moulted in confimement is said to be 

 "intermewed", 



Jesses — Strips of light but very tough leather some 6 to 8 

 inches long, which always remain on a hawk's legs, one on 

 each leg. 



Leash — A strong leather thong some 2^ Or three feet long, 

 with a knot or button at one end. 



L^^T'ft — The instrument used for calling long-winged hawks, — 

 A dead pigeon, or an artificial lure made of leather and 

 feathers or wings of birds, tied to a string. 



M^, n ft hflwk — To accustom a hawk to strangers. 



Mantle — A hawk is said to "mantle" when she stretches out 

 a leg and a wing simultaneously, a common action of hawks 

 when at ease; also when she spreads out her wings and feathers 

 to hide any quarry or food she may have siezed from another 

 hawk or from a man. In the last case it is a fault. 



Make hawk — A hawk is called a "make hawk" when, as a thoroughly 

 trained and -steady hawk, she is flown with young hawks to 



l^ew — A hawk is said to mew" when she moults. The place 

 where a hawk was kept to moult was in olden times called her 

 "mew". Buildings where establishments of hawks were kept 

 were called "mews" — an appellation which in many cases they 

 have retained to this day. 



Pannel — The stomach of a hawk, corresponding to the gizzard 

 of a chicken, is called her pannel. In it the casting is 

 formed. 



Pggsage — The line herons take over a tract of country on 



