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The encyclopaedia of sport (1897)

Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 404

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used inmodern falconry except occasionally. In this country, as in almost all others, thetraining of the peregrine is the principal businessthat is practised. It may be divided into twoparts—the training of the eyas, or bird takenfrom the nest and reared in confinement or par-tially so, and the… … Adult Peregrine, blackbirds, and all the minor quarry. It i.snaturally more tractable, less easily lost, andmore easily managed. A mistake as to condi-tion or training will probably result in some littletrouble in re-capturing the bird, but with the-wild-caught hawk a similar error would cause…

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