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HAWKIXG AT THE GEEAT WALL. 
mense flocks before tbe cold northerly gales. The 
ubiquitous magpie was, of course, observed perched 
on the village trees, and the serious rook had work 
of his own among the grubs in the newly ploughed, 
fields. A golden-crested Avren was hopping daintily 
among the Ioav bushes; the Avagtail Avas jerking 
about the dry mudflats; the skylark, rising heaven- 
Avard Avith bis song of praise, Avas lost among the 
clouds ; and the quail Avas to be seen everyAvhere. 
Among the croAvd of Cliinamen at the Great 
Wall, men are frequently seen Avith beautiful tame 
haAvks on their Avrists. These are goshaAvks, Avhich 
they fly at cjuail Falcomy having come originally 
from the far East, the practice is doubtless more 
ancient than the Great Wall itself. , In liaAA^king 
for cjuail a man is required to carry a net for the 
captured birds, and also to beat tbe cover. When 
a quail rises tbe master of tbe baAvk directs ber 
attention to tbe eparry. Tbe gosbaAvk darts for- 
Avard and seizes tbe quail in ber talons. Tbe man 
Avith tbe net then runs uj) to her, ‘and takes aAvay 
the quail, Avliich is deposited Avith the other 
