Acari or mites, 233, 241
Accidents, 225-233
Accipiter badius, 35
” nisus, 34
African falconers, 167
” lanner, 25
” merlin, 28
Ague, 238
Air, taking the, 107, 139
Alexander, Prince, of the Netherlands, 144, 276
Aloes, 81, 237, 240, 241, 252
Alphanet, 25
Anderson, John, falconer, 4, 5
Anne, Major, 7
Antelope, 37
Antennaire, 18
Antiquity of hawking, 1
Apoplexy, 32, 239
Apostume, 239
Arcussia, Charles d'. See D’Arcussia
Arm, 19
Asiatic falconers, 2, 7, 36, 103, 234
"Aurora," eyess falcon, 259
Bagged quarry, 29, 93, 135, 154, 199
Bags made by falconers, 129, 140, 146, 158, 159, 211, 232
Ballantine, Peter, falconer, 5
Barachin, M., 7, 38
Barbary, falcon and tiercel, 21, 115
Barr, John, Robert, and William, falconers, 5, 16, 101, 146, 248, 257
Bath, 50, 64, 175, 250, 273
Bating, 76, 77, 82, 152, 154, 273
Beak, 233
Beam feathers, 250
Beaters, 175, 211
Beaufort, Cardinal, 3
Bee Cottage, 279
Bell, 41, 201
Belvallette, M., 7, 11
Bent feathers, 227
Berkute, 37
Berners, Dame Juliana, 7
” Lord, 4
Bert, 7, 243
Besra sparrow-hawk, 35
Bewit, 42
Biddulph, Capt. S., 7
Binding, 19, 30, 127
Birding, 162, 166
Birds used in hawking, 9-32
Bittern, 18
Blackbird, 162-165, 168
Black-game, 116, 125, 129
“Black Lady,” eyess falcon, 283
Black-legged falconet, 39
Black shaheen, 20
Blain, 242
“Blanche,” eyess sparrow-hawk, 168
Blocking, 20
Blocks, 47, 65
Blome, 131
Blue hawks, 19
Bone, fracture of, 232
Bonelli’s eagle, 36-38
Bonham, Colonel, 5
Bots, falconer, 5, 144 n.
Bow-net, 69, 73
” -perch, 47, 48
Bowse, 19
Box-cadge, 52
Boynton, Sir H., 7, 159
Brace of hood, 49
Brail, 49, 60, 61, 254
Brancher, 18, 55
Brodrick, Mr. W., 6, 101
Brook, hawking at the, 144
Brooksbank, Colonel, 7, 129, 146
Brown, Sir T., 148
Bruise, 233, 243
“Buccaneer,” peregrine tiercel, 146
Bustard, 37
Button of leash, 44
Cadge, cadger, 51, 192
Calling off, 90, 177
Carelessness, 213
Carrying, 83, 151, 253
” or lifting, 32, 95, 132, 261
Cassian, of Rhodes, 233
Cast, 20, 145, 273
Casting a hawk, 20, 42, 227
Castings, 46, 77, 152, 189, 235
Cat, 283
Catarrh, 240
Catherine II. of Russia, 3, 132
Champagne Club, 5
Check, 32, 267
Chilian falcon, 22
China, 2, 145
Chinese falconers, 2, 7, 145
Churchmen as falconers, 3
Claws, 20, 242
Clean moulted, 250
Clubs for hawking, 4, 5, 144
Colour of hawks, 258
” jesses, 58, 66
“Comet,” eyess falcon, 101
Condition, 77, 91, 132, 136, 142, 210, 235, 252
Coping, 64, 152, 173
Corns, 233, 242
Costume, 84, 225
Country for hawking, 8, 31, 101
Courage, 272, 274
Coursing, 108
Crabbe, Captain, 7
Crabbing, 93, 273
Cramp, 238
Crane, 18, 34
Craye, 242
Creance, 89, 153, 200
Cries of falconers, 110, 122, 126, 127
Croaks, 14, 237
Crow, 18
Crutch for eagles, 36, 48
Cubebes, 241
Curlew, 147
Cutting down, 128
Damp, 172, 238
D’Arcussia, Charles, 3, 8, 16, 25, 35, 39, 128, 275
Daring, 27, 130
Death cry, 110, 127
Deck feathers, 19
Decline of falconry, 3, 4
Decoy hawk, 72, 218
Deplume, 19, 134, 202
Desert falcons, 23, 25
“Destiny,” passage tiercel, 143
Dhuleep Singh, H.H. the Maharajah, 7, 13, 257
“Diamond,” eyess jack merlin, 208, 209
Diary, 58, 65, 191, 209
Diet, 24, 58, 152, 160, 180, 203, 243
Difficulties of hawking, 4, 8, 132
Disclosing, 18
Disposition of hawks, 55, 67, 171, 256, 261
Distance covered in flights, 113, 138, 148
Docility of hawks, 84
Dogs, 84, 85, 121, 125, 163, 167, 281, 283
Double flights, 113, 140, 143, 144, 145
Down-wind flights, 107, 136
“Drawn,” 191, 251
Drooping wing, 232
Duck, 248
” -hawk, 45
” -hawking, 144
Dugmore, Captain, 14
Eagles, 10, 35-39, 182, 186
Eleonora falcon, 25
Endue, 19
“Enid,” eyess goshawk, 158
Enseam, 20
Entering, 92-94
“Eva,” eyess merlin, 137, 141, 206, 211, 280, 281
Exercise, 99, 132, 181
Eyess, 18, 55-69
Eyrie, 18
‘Faerie,’ eyess sparrow-hawk, 168
Falcon, 9, 11 n, 17
Falconer, 81, 170-211
Falconets, 39
Falling evil, 239
Farm-houses, 216
Fat hawks, 91, 185, 239
Feak, 19
Feathers, 19, 56, 58, 191, 225, 231, 244, 252
Feeding hawks, 56, 57, 58, 75, 87, 89, 179-191
Feet, 26, 257
Feilden’s falcon, 39
Field-blocks, 48, 105, 193
” -glass, 66, 113
Filanders, 241
Fisher, Major C. Hawkins, 6, 148, 258, 276, 283
Fishing-rod trick, 135
Fist, hawks of the, 92, 150
Flags, 19
Flat wings, 259
Flemings of Barochan, 3
Flight of hawks, 65, 236, 259
Flight feathers, 19, 225
Florican, 18
Fly-catchers, 39
Food, 181, 186, 248
Footing, 13, 99, 123, 132, 260, 274
Formica or mites, 241
Fowls, 58, 82, 157
Fox, 37
Francolin, 18, 25
Frederick II., Emperor, 2, 7
Freeman, Rev. G. E., 6, 128, 141, 188
French falconers, 3, 7
” writers, 7, 11
Frost, John, falconer, 5
Frounce, 240
Furniture, 40-49, 173
“Gaiety Gal,” trained goshawk, 159
Game-hawking, 115-129, 194
Gamekeepers, 74
Garlic, 81
Gentle, falcon and tiercel, 19
Ger, falcon and tiercel, 12-16, 115, 277
“Geraint,” eyess goshawk, 158
Gervais, M. Paul, 7, 37
Gibbs, Peter, falconer, 162
Gloves for hawking, 53
Golden eagle, 37, 255
” plover, 147
Good and bad hawks, 257
Gorge, 152, 182
” of hawk, 19
Goshawk, 33, 115, 150-159, 198
Greek writers, 1, 2, 7
Green mutes, 235
” plover, 146
Greenland falcon and tiercel, 12
Ground lark, 137
Grouse, 34, 116, 129
“Gulliver,” eyess tiercel, 143
Gulls, 6, 94, 142
Hack, 61-69
” bells, 42, 66, 177
” board, 62, 66
” hawks, 61-69
Haggard, 19, 70-86, 158
Halchband, 167
Haller, M. Constantine, 7, 35
Hand of hawk, 19
“Hard” stoops, 15, 128
Hare-hawking, 12, 23, 33, 129, 148, 153-157
Harold, King, 2
Harting, Mr. J. E., 1, 5, 275
“Hawk” and “falcon,” 9
” catching, 71
Hawk-houses, 53, 172
” -van, 52, 105
Hawking clubs, 4, 144 n
” gloves, 53
Head of hawk, 258
Hedge, 121, 163
Henry the Fowler, 2
” VI., 3
” VIII., 3
Heron-hawking, 5, 18, 23, 33, 141, 143, 156
Herring-gull, 142
“Hey, gar, gar!” 122
Hobby, 26, 130, 181
“Hoo, ha, ha!” 122
Hood, 48, 49, 173
” -shy, 80, 269
Hooding, 48, 78, 81, 192, 226, 273
House-pigeons, 65, 72, 118, 275
“Howit!” falconer’s cry, 125
Hume, Mr., 38
Hunger-traces, 56
Huts of hawk-catchers, 71
Iceland falcon and tiercel, 13
Imperial eagle, 38
Imping, 30, 191, 227
” needle, 228
Indian bells, 42
” falconers, 103, 236
” hoods, 49
” merlin, 28
Inflammation of the crop, 240