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MU. T. J. MANN ON HAWKS. 
X. 
HAWKS : HOW OBTAINED AND TRAINED. 
By T. J. Mann. 
Read 26 th February, i88g. 
In attempting to fulfil my promise to our Society, I think it is only 
fair on my part to say that I am quite unaccustomed to speaking 
or reading in public, and must therefore rely on your kindness to 
warn me whether I am reading too rapidly or indistinctly. 
As the technical terms in Falconry cannot well be avoided in 
this paper, I liave had a small ‘ Glossary ’ printed and distributed, 
which will, I hope, enable my hearers to follow their meaning. 
My paper is divided into three parts, viz. ; 
(1) The method of CAPTtiiiiNG Passage Hawks in Holland. 
(2) Eyesses. 
(3) The Training of Hawks generally. 
To commence with the capture of the Passage Hawk. The 
migration of birds is a matter of deep interest to naturalists, and 
the month of October is looked forward to by the Dutch Falconers 
with an extra keen interest, as it is in the latter part of this month 
that the Raptores pass southward, and the chances of taking the 
Passage Hawdcs occur. If the weather be very bright and clear, 
with but a slight wind, the Raptores pass southward at a great 
height, and, as I am informed, considerably fewer are then taken 
than is the case should the weather be less clear or more windy, which 
atmospherical condition causes the coveted Peregrine to fiy nearer 
the earth, when it is more liable to be attracted to the decoy 
Pigeons. Unfortunately I have never been to Holland, and there- 
fore I am indebted to my friend, Mr. J. E. Harting, for much 
information concerning the method used by the Dutch Falconers at 
Valkenswaard in taking the Passage Hawks, as also to John Frost, 
