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England in the perfection to which they are brought in 

 the East, In India, for instance, there is a far greater 

 variety of game suited to them, and wild birds are much 

 more approachable; moreover, there are advantages for 

 training which we do not possess in England. Unmolested — 

 and scarcely noticed except perhaps by others of his calling 

 or tastes — the Eastern falconer carries his hawk by day 

 and night in the crowded bazaars, till the bird becomes 

 perfectly indifferent to men, horses, dogs, carriages, 

 and, in short, becomes as tame as the domestic animals. 



The management of spai*rowhawks is much the same as 

 that of goshawks, but they are far more delicate than the 

 latter. They are flown in England at blackbirds, thrushes, 

 and other small birds; good ones will take partridges well 

 till the birds get too wild and strong with the adirancing 

 season. In the East large members of quail are taken with 

 sparrowhawks . 



It is of course important that hawks from which work 

 in the field is expected should be kept in the highest . 

 health, and they must be carefully fed; no bad or tainted 

 meat on any account be given them, at any rate to hawks 

 of the? species now used in England. Peregrines and the 

 great northern falcons are best kept on beefsteak, with 

 frequent change in the form of fresh-killed pigeons and 

 other birds. The smaller falcons, the merlin and the hobby, 

 require a great number of small birds to keep them in good 

 health for any length of time. Goshawks should be fed 

 like peregrines, but rats and rabbits are very good as a 

 change for them. The sparrowhawk, like the small falcons, 

 requires small birds. All hawks require castings frequently, 

 It is true that all hawks will ex4st, and often appear to 

 thrive, on good food without castings, but the: seeds of 

 probable injury to their health are being sown all the 

 time that they are so kept. If there is difficulty in 

 procuring birds, and it is more comvenient to feed the 

 hawks in beefsteak they should frequently get heads and 

 necks and wings of game and poultry. In addition to the 

 castings which they swallow, tearing these is good exercise 

 for them, and biting the bones prevents the beak from 

 over-growing. Most hawks, especially peregrines, require 

 baths. The end of a cask, sawn off to give a depth of 

 about 6 inches, makes a good bath. Peregrines which are 

 used for waiting on require a bath at least twice a week. 

 If this be neglected, they will not be long in g6ifig,f of f 

 in search of water in which to bathe, however hungry they 

 may be. 



The most agreeable and the best way, where practicable, 

 of keeping hawks is to have them on blocks on the lawn. 

 Each block should stand dm a circular bed of sand — about 

 8 €eet in diameter; this will be found very convenient for 

 keeping them clean. Goshawks are generally placed on bew 

 perches, which ought not to be more than 8 or 9 inches high 

 at the highest part of the arc. It will be several months 



