Falconry
Subtitle: its claims, history, and practice
By: by Gage Earle Freeman and Francis Henry Salvin.
Contributors: Salvin, Francis Henry.
Publisher: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts
Published: 1859
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: CHAPTER I.; title: Falconry. — Its Claims 1; title: CHAPTER II.; title: Its History 19; title: CHAPTER III.; title: Little generally known about Hawks. — The "blue" Hawk. — Peter Bell. — Long-winged and Short-winged Hawks. — Hard Names not much affected by modern Falconers. — Terms used in Falconry. — The young Falconer to begin with few Hawks. — One Tiercel. — An only Hawk. — An only Parrot which "talks like a Christian." — An out-of-doors Companion. — A Brace of Partridges. — "Little Meets." — Hawking Clubs 34; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: The Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus). — Natural History of the Bird. — Mode of taking the Nest. — Rearing of Eyesses. — Bells and Jesses. — The Lure. — Falconers' Cries. — "Carrying" prevented. — Flying at Hack. — Taking up the Hawks. — Glove. — Hoods. — Swivels. — Leash.— Block 50; title: CHAPTER V.; title: The Peregrine (continued). — Presence of Strangers, Dogs, &c. — Wonders accomplished in a few Weeks. — Hawks taken up from Hack, and broken to the Hood. — Not to be teased. — Lesson in "Waiting on." — Entering to Pigeons. — "Carrying" again. — "Waiting on" again — What the Tyro may expect from his Birds. — Glimpse of Chapters VI. and VII. 68; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: Daily Management of trained Peregrines when at Home, as shown in the Practice of Falconers ; and a Plan for it recommended. — Fine and stormy Weather. — The Perch or Screen. — "Gorge Night." — Castings. — Feeding. — Bathing. — Imping. — Fences. — Spurious and true Sportsmen. — A lost Hawk. — The Voices of the Past 80; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: The Haggard Peregrine. — Mrs. Glasse. — Hawk-catching in Holland. — The Bowe net. — How to cook the Hare. — The Brail. — Training (properly so called) of Peregrines concluded 96; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: The First of September. — Breakfast — Flasks. — Mr. Brown and "Peregrine" shoot till Luncheon. — Hawks go to the Field. — Cadge. — A Grouse is killed. — Brown and Robinson disport themselves in a manner worthy of Makololo. — More Captures. — A false Point — The Ladies. — Our Bag. — Lecture. — The Toys 107; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: An Essay on "Sport." — Magpie-hawklbg. — No Dogs. — Hunting Whips. — Eyess Tiercels to be used. — The sort of Country necessary. — A fair sprinkling of Magpies better than a great quantity. — The sort of Weather. — The Falconer and his "Field." — The Magpie. — The Flight. — The "Tail" — Magpie-hawking in Ireland. — Book-hawking. — Bagged Birds 123; title: CHAPTER X.; title: The "Chivalry" of Falconry has, in a measure, spoiled its Practice — Heron-hawking (a Lesson). — Heron-hawking V (a Narrative) 138; title: CHAPTER XI.; title: The Peregrine (concluded). — Recapitulation. — Desultory Matter. — Incidental Flights 153; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: The Merlin ([Falco cesalon). — Classification. — Breeding. — Plumage, general Appearance, Size, &c. — Disposition. — Reference to Chapter IV. — "Ruby's" Desertion and singular Capture. — A good Snare. — Hoods. — Bells and Jesses. — Housing the Birds. — Famine and Damp. — "Pearl" and "Emerald" 161; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: Is entirely on Lark-hawking with Merlins 178; title: CHAPTER XIV.; title: Merlin (concluded). — Kept to a particular Quarry. — How to choose a Hen Merlin which is intended for large Quarry — Entering to Pigeons and Partridges. — Merlin and Magpie. — Ring-ouzel — Blackbirds and Thrushes. — Snipe. — Plover. - Landrail. — Quail. — Merlin on the Wing. — Recapitulation of the Character of the Merlin. — The Hobby. — Nest. — Description of the Bird. — Bad and good Qualities, and (possibly) great Efficiency, with a fair Trial 192; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: The Goshawk (Astur palumbarius). — Description, as to Colour, of the Bird. — Generic Appellations. — Further Description. — Where found. — A "True Hawk," with Explanations. — Flown from the Hand. — Large Quarry. — Flown "to the River," &c. — Temper. — Where procured. — Cost. — Advantages. — Disadvantages.— Training. — Not Hooded in modern Practice. — The Bow-perch. — Yarak 210; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: The Goshawk (concluded). — "Yarak." — What Quarry flown at in Britain. — Entering. — Belled on the Tail. — Flown at Liberty to bagged Quarry. — To wild Quarry. — Lure good on occasion. — With Ferrets. — Hare-hawking. — "Vampire" and Hare. — What has been done. — Pheasant-hawking. — Partridge-hawking. — Summary. — Moulting 2$3; title: CHAPTER XVII.; title: The Sparrow hawk (Accipiter nisus). — Its Natural History. — Character, with Illustrations, &c. — Sir John Sebright's Sparrow-hawk. — Haggard. — The Eyess. — Training. — Hints on "Carriage." — Feeding occasionally at the Bow-perch and Screen. — The next Chapter 237; title: CHAPTER XVIII.; title: The Sparrow-hawk (concluded). — Le ters. — More Facts. — Gale's Management of the Sparrow-hawk. — Blackbird, Partridge, and other Flights. — Merlin and Water-hen. — Quail. — The Sparrow-hawk has accomplished Admirers. — The Dead Hawker (a true Tale) 256; title: CHAPTER XIX.; title: Jer-falcons. — The Norway Falcon. — The Iceland and Greenland Falcons. — Lord Angus's "White Hawk." — Flying the Icelander. — Sacre. — Lanner. — Barbary Falcon. — Kestrel. — The Future 271; title: CHAPTER XX.; title: The ugliest and the last. — Inquiries. — Cats, &c — Moulting. — Mews. — After the Moult. — Pharmacopoeia. — Cramp. — Apoplexy. — Epilepsy. — The Kecks. — The Frounce. — Small Tumours on the Feet. — Inflammation of the Crop. — Worms. — Rangle.— The Blain.— Fractures. — Parasites. — A Purge, and Castings. — A Friends Answer on a subject of Antiquity. — Indian Hawks and Hawking. — Management of Hawks at the Camps. — Farewell 286; title: FISHING WITH CORMORANTS.; title: CHAPTER I.; title: Introduction — Its Connexion with China — Master of the Royal Cormorants in England. — The Dutch appear to have preserved a Knowledge of this mode of Fishing. — Isaac Walton 327; title: CHAPTER II.; title: Where to obtain the Young Ones. — Rearing them. — The Shed, Yard, Tank, or Pond. — Daily Management 330; title: CHAPTER III.; title: Training Cormorants. — Apparatus used in Cormorant-fishing. Daily Management 333; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: Field Management. — Concluding Remarks upon the Otter 343; title: LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.; title: Magpie-hawking frontispiece; title: Hawk Furniture to face page 50; title: Female Goshawk and Hare 223; title: Hawk's Hood 317; title: A new Swivel 320; title: Cormorant Fishing to face page 327; title: Cormorant Palanquin 339