Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 410
best, and chiefly used for flying at larks—a beautiful form of falconry resembling heronhawking in miniature. Two merlins are gene-rally used, and the lark in his efforts to escapewill usually ring into the very clouds, oftenout-flying the hawks, which will follow himfrequently till all three… … Gerfalco.v. days sport is over. It is the exception for themto be kept alive through their first winter, thoughsome have been kept until the second. The hobby is another miniature falcon, pos-sessed of even more exquisite powers of flightthan the merlin, but of less courage. It ishardier and more…
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