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13. Perch-tray, Uchi-ita. A board or tray (apparently lacquered and orna- 



mented) to catch the mutes below the perch. 



14. Sock, Fuseginu. A cloth or silk-piece which is folded round the hawk 



preparatory to coping the bill or claws. 



15. Lure-bag, Hato-fukuro (i. e. pigeon-bag). When a hawk on being 



flown does not return, it is lured by the Buttering of a live pigeon 

 attached to a line, and the bag is intended to hold the pigeon. 



16. Small Lure-bag, Ikemono-fukuro (i.e. live-thing bag). Similar to the 



last-named, but smaller, to hold sparrows, &c. 



17. The Leash, O-o (i. e. great cord). Wherewith the hawk is tied to the 



perch). It is made of eight strands of silk. Colour, red or purple ; 

 red for ordinary hawks, purple for distinguished birds, such as 

 Taka or Hayabusa (Goshawks and Falcons) that have killed Cranes 

 (tsuru), Sparrowhawks (Haitaka), that have captured Mandarin Ducks 

 (oshi), are also distinguished, but differently. 



18. Jesses, Ashikawa (i. e. leg-leathers). Made of deer-skin, properly tanned 



and stained purple. 



19. Bewits, Igiri kawa (i.e. smaller leg-leathers). Used for fastening a 



bell on the foot. 



20. Frisfrass, Buchi. A stick of wistaria with the end teased out like a 



Japanese tooth-brush, used to cleanse the beaks of Goshawks and 

 Falcons. 



21. The Bell, Suzu. 



22. Bell-shield, Suzu-ita. To act as a pad and protect the bell from chafing 



the leg of the hawk. It is made of tortoiseshell or the gill-cover of 

 a Perch, Koi {Cyprinus, sp.). 



23. Meat-bag, Yegoshi. 



24. Small-bird cage, Kuchiye-kago. A basket-work receptacle for carrying 



small live birds used for training and entering the hawk. 



25. Water-bottle, Mizu-tsutsu. Generally a joint of bamboo, properly 



fitted. 



26. The Creance, Oki-nawa. A long line used when fiying a young hawk 



for the first time. 



27. Lesser Creance, Kirihewo. For small hawks. 



28. Falconer's bag, Hewo-bukuro. To hold hoods, spare leashes, jesses, 



creance, &c. ; also small prey. 



29. Glove, Yugake. To carry the hawk : worn on the left hand. 



30. Hood, Zukln. Made of silk or papier-mache, stained and varnished 



with persimmon-juice. In shape it is somewhat like the Indian hood, 

 and has no braces for drawing tight. 



3 1 . Instrument-case, Tsume-hashi-bukuro. 



32. Knives, Kogatana. For coping or paring beak, claws, &c. 



33. Small-iron, Yakigane. For smoothing out rumpled tail-feathers. 



