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try a " morning perch." A " morning perch " is this : the bird is 

 brought out in the grey dawn and then gradually faces the full 

 morning light. Meanwhile it is allowed to watch the flight of 

 Pigeons and Sparrows, and exercised first upon these, and after- 

 wards upon wild birds. During the " night-roost" the bird must 

 be carefully protected from disturbance. If through negligence 

 it be alarmed it gets a sort of twist, and is never afterwards good 

 for much. As to estimating the proper allowance of food, this is 

 no easy matter ; in general, one meal during the " night-roost " 

 will be enough. Before flying the bird again care must be 

 exercised. If too much food be then given, it will not fly at all 

 at game, or, if it catches prey, it will be too weak or indifferent to 

 prevent its escape. 



Goshawks (Otaka) are chiefly found in Matsumai, Nambu, 

 Tsugaru, Sadake, and Sendai; Peregrines (Hayabusa), at 

 Koshima in Hitachi, and at Iwaki in Mutsu; and Sparrow- 

 hawks (Haitaka), at Nikko and Utsunomiya in Kozuke, Chichibu 

 in Musashi, and Matsumoto in Shinano. 



Explanation of the Plate. 



1. Goshawk, Otaka. 



2. Peregrine Falcon, Hayabusa. 



3. Sparrowhawk, Haitaka. 



4. Hawkhouse, Toy a. From early summer to moulting time the leash 



may be untied, and the bird allowed freedom under a coop ! From 

 winter to spring, while solitary (unpaired), the leash must be tied 

 under the coop to the perch. 



5. Hawk's bath, Mizufunedai. 



6. Rangle-box, Shari-bako. A small square trough containing gravel 



for the bird's use. 



7. Dirt-tray, Doro-ita (literally dirt-board). This would seem to be a sort 



of scoop for removing the mutes. 



8. Food-tray, Ge-ita. Scoop for introducing hawk's meat, when cut up, 



to young hawks. 



9. Small food-tray, Ko ye-ita. Small food-scoop for eyesses and young 



wild hawks. 



10. Eyess-basket, Fuse-kago. Used to carry about eyesses. 



11. Mosquito-net, Su-taka kago. Used with eyesses. 



12. Perch, Chiboko. Three feet long by six inches high. (This seems to 



be the perch used within a coop, or small portable hawk-house, 

 No. 39.) 



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