: The Art and Practice of Hawking by Michell E B Edward Blair Lodge George Edward Illustrator - Falconry

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History and Literature

Antiquity of hawking in China--Introduction into Europe--Royal and Imperial falconers--Decline of the sport--Survival and revivals--Modern falconers--Early writers--Leading authorities--Modern books 1-8

The Birds Used in Hawking

Three classes--Long-winged hawks: Ger-peregrine, and kindred varieties, shaheens, barbary, saker, lanner, and desert falcons, hobby, merlin, and kestrel--Short-winged hawks: goshawks and sparrow-hawks--Eagles, golden, Bonelli's, etc., falconets 9-39

Furniture and Fittings

Jesses--Bells--Swivels--Leashes--The screen-perch--Blocks-- Bow-perches--Hoods--Brails--The bath--The lure--Cadges-- Gloves--Mews 40-54

Eyesses and Hack Hawks

Taking from the eyrie--Feeding--Turning out to hack--The board system--Hacking to the lure, and to the hand--Learning to fly--Dangers and diversions of hack--Taking up--The bow-net 55-69

Passage Hawks

Valk enswaard--Hawk-catcher's hut--The shrike sentinel-- Handling the wild-caught hawk--The sock--The dark cell--Prison fare--Early discipline--Waking--Hooding--Carrying--Manning-- Pegging out 70-86

Training and Entering

Reclamation of wild-caught and hack hawks--Making to the lure-- Calling off--The first quarry--Innocent deceptions--Making in-- Waiting on--Stooping to the lure--Exercise 87-100

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