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chaining the falcon to his arm. Next in order the falconer walks up and down 
with the falcon on his wrist that it may become accustomed to a moving perch. 
THE FIRST LESSON. FALCON SEIZING A HARE. 
While receiving its lessons in perching the falcon is hooded with a white 
leather mask, securely fastened about the neck, and having an opening simply 
SPARROW HAWK ( Actipitor nisus). EAGLE HAWK PURSUING A HARE. 
for the beak. These steps having been taken satisfactorily, the instructions 
are repeated with the unhooded falcon. When the bird has learned its lesson it is 
