Collier, V. W. F. [from old catalog] · New York, Stokes · leaf 110
s alsoapplied to accipiter gularis). On discovering a hare the66 SPORTING AND GUARD DOGS ranger blew a sharp blast upon his whistle. The visor ofthe hood of each of the large hawks was then lifted, butthe hood, bearing a red tassel at its tip, was left in place.The sparrow-hawks were then released.… … FIGURES OF HUNTING-DOGS ON HAN BAS-RELIEF (FROM KIN SHIH SO) stooping alternately, each hawk beating it with the (tai)ball of its talon so loudly as to be heard at one or two hun-dred yards distance. After a certain amount of this treat-ment the hare lay down exhausted. The hawks thenhovered, one…
Dogs · Animals in art · Art, Chinese
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