US AIR FOWC AGAD Y 

LIBRA 

Special Bibliography Series 

No. 3 

REVISED 

OCTOBER 1959 
This bibliography was prepared by the 

Academy Library. Since the falcon is the 

mascot of the United States Air Force Academy, 

an attempt has been made to build up a co 

lection on the subject of falconry. 

Academy Library now has a large and comprehensive collection of material on this subject. 

The 

Because many of the items in the 

collection are rare and valuable ed 

great deal of the material is house 

Special Collections Branch of the L 

(indicated in this bibliography by 

isk) and will be made available to 

upon request . 

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Constable, 1954. (SK 321 A21) 

Story of a Tiercel; his hatching, growing 

up, learning to fly and prey, 

Barber, Robert Heberden, A 

ography of hawking, being 

publisherin England between 1891 and 1943 

together with criticism, to which is 

list of the most important books pub 

prior to that period, London, Fie 

(SK 321 B23) 

Belany, James Cockburn- A treatise .* 

Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1871 e (SK 32 

A brief outline of the character bits 

of the different hawks principally used in 

British hawking, with proper instructions 

for keeping, training, and flying the bi 

Berners, Juliana. -The -boke of - Saint Albans.* 

London, E. Stock, 1881. (SK 321 B52) 

Reproduced in facsimile from the original 

printed in 148G. Contains treatises on 

hawking., hunting, and cote amour, 

Bert, Edmund. Treatise - on hawks and hawking.* 

London, Bo Quaritch, 1891. (SK21) 

Reprinted from the original of 1619;. Still 

considered of practical value to the falconer. 

Brodrlck, William. Falconers' favorites-* London, 

Consists of six large, beautifully colored 

plates with descriptive text. 

Taylor & Francie, 1865. (SK 321 B86) 

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Edward de Fonblanque - and 

. London, Longmans, Gree 

Written by a past-master in the art of 

handling all hawks, but especially the 

passage peregrinee 

(SK 321 C87) 

Crafghead, Frank 

Describes t 

photographing hawks . 

Fleming, John Arnold. Falconry 7 and 

London, Country Life, 1934. (SK 

An account of the hawk and its training for 

sport, with some excellent photographs of 

the birds in natural settings. 

Freeman, Gage Earle. Practical falconry; to 

which is added, -How I - became a falconer> 

LondonTHorace Cox, 1869. (SK 321 F85) 

A practical text on the care of the birds 

and their use in hunting. 

Freeman, Gage Earle. Falconry 3- its claims, 

history - and practice.* London, Longmans, 

Green, 1859. (SK 321 F85f) 

tt, rare book by practical falconers. 

Friedrich 11, Emperor of Germany. --The art of - 

falconry. Boston, Branford, 1955. (SK 321 F91) 

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Pi reprint of Wood's trans1 tion of -De - arte 

venandi cum avibus, complete six books 

of an important medie __II 

Warting, JaKies Edmund. Flints on the -____a_ 

__II of 'nad:s.* London, Cox, 1884, (SK 321 1332) 

ki rare and excellent: rrlanual; with twelve 

maxims for falconers. 

I-lausrzan, Lzon Augustus. Birds of prey of northeastrrn 3orth America. New EunswicF N, J,, 

Rutgers University Press, 1948. (C$696 .A2 K37) 

A description of tne various species found 

in the area. Includes falcons and hawks, 

iieatherley, Francis - The peregrine 

- the eyrie.* New York, Scribner'ss, 

(SK 321 H44) 

The natural history of the wild pe 

with many good photographs . 

Illingworth, Frank. Falcons - and falconry. 

London, Blandford, 1946. (SK 321 12) 

The author's experiences and methods in 

quest of the gyr-falcons in their cliff - 

face eyries. 

Latham, Simon. Latham's faulconry, or the faulcons lure and cure3 London, Jackson, 1618. 

(SK 321 L35) 

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A very rare and valuable work. 

my, John Eichard. - The hawks - of krth Anerir-a; 

their f iefd identification - and fending habits . New York, National Association of Audubon 

Societies, 1935. (c)L696 .A2 H46) 

Phny colored ilhstrations and excellent 

descriptions, listing areas where each is 

found 

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Mellor, James EFI e 

ambridge, Eng 

of a series of four icles 

written for the beginner, 

P%icheIl, Edward Blair, The art and _11_1___1_11____. 

thuen, 1900, 

Thought to be one of the best texts in any 

Language 

Of 

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- - A perfect booke for 

m the original rns 

London, Quaritch, 1886. (SK 321 P43 

The introduction contains a cat 

English books and manuscripts, 

to the treatise, there is a gloss 

terms used by falconers. 

Russell, William Fletcher, 

- for hunters. 

1940. (SK 321 R96) 

The author's experiences in taming and 

training a hawk, 

Falconry; 5 handbook 

New York and London, Scribner's, 

Salvin, Francis Henry. Falconry -in - the British 

Isles.* London, Van horst, 1873, (SK 321 S18) 

Regarded as the " best modern book in English 

on the art and practice of falconry," 

colored plates of the birds and the implements. 

Many 

Sprunt, Alexander. North American birds of prey, 

New York, Harper, 1955, (QL 696 .A2 Sz) 

Based upon and supplementary to The 

hawks of North America, by John Bfchard 

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Stevens, Ronald, _I__ The of 

Faber and Faber, 1956. (ST321 S849 

An account of experie ces with a gyrfalcon, 

Tapp, Eberhard, Waidwerck und e* 

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Strassburgh, Lander, 1542. (SK 321 "17) 

This interesting collection contains 

chapters on how to tame, train, and dress 

hunting birds; also how to treat their 

various ailments. 

Von Michaelis, H. Birds -- of the pauntlet. London, 

About the birds the author has known in 

South Africa. Many excellent draw 

and sketches. 

Hutchinson, 1952. (QL 696 ,A2 V94) 

Waller, Rem, - Der wilde falk is xnein --I_ 

Neudamm, Neumann, 1937. (SIC, 321 W1 

A brief account of falconry as se 

accomplished artist, whose drawings from 

nature are well reproduced. 

White, Terence Hanbury. - The goshawk. New York, 

The author's experiences attempting to tame 

and train a goshawk, 

Putnarn, 1952. (SK 321 W58) 

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Craighead, 

prince, National 

February '42. 

As guests of a Maharaja's brother, two young 

American naturalkts study age-old methods 

of hunting with trained falcons and cheetahs. 

P_II_ Mews and Notes 2 no 2, September '58* 

I of the Falconry Club of America, 

Contains articles of personal experie 

with various kinds of hawks. 

Fowler, Frederick Hall. Week-ends 

prairie falcon, National 

626, May "35. 

A commuter finds recreat 

cliffs to observe the nest life and flying 

habits of these elusive birds. 

Fuertes, Louis Agassfz. Falconry, the sport of 

kings. National Geographic 38:429-460, 

December ' 20. 

A noted naturalist traces the history of 

falconry, describes the birds and equipment. 

Iflingworth, F, Hunting the Arctic gyro Travel 

88 : 22-25, December '46. 

The author's experiences in capturing 

specimens of the gyr-falcon, found north 

of the sixtieth latitude. 

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