. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry. 246 FALCONRY or where you will, without the slightest trouble and without feeling any alarm or inconvenience herself. Sir John Sebright very aptly remarks :—' It may, perhaps, appear paradoxical to assert that hawks, by being kept hooded, are brought nearer to their natural habits ; but this is un- doubtedly the case, for, by this treatment, they are induced to remain at rest when they are not feeding or in pursuit of game, and such are their habits in a wild state when left undisturbed.' Jesses are t\vo short strips of leather (see fig. 4) by whioh
. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry. 246 FALCONRY or where you will, without the slightest trouble and without feeling any alarm or inconvenience herself. Sir John Sebright very aptly remarks :—' It may, perhaps, appear paradoxical to assert that hawks, by being kept hooded, are brought nearer to their natural habits ; but this is un- doubtedly the case, for, by this treatment, they are induced to remain at rest when they are not feeding or in pursuit of game, and such are their habits in a wild state when left undisturbed.' Jesses are t\vo short strips of leather (see fig. 4) by whioh the h^wk is held at all times. They are about one quarter of an incft wide for the greater part of their length, and half an inch wi'de at the part where they encircle the hawk's legs. I'wo slits are made about one and a half inch apart-. Fig. c. Jesses and the jess being placed round the hawk's leg, the shorter end is passed through the slit nearest the middle of the jess, and the longer end passed through both slits, which makes a neat knot around the leg. (See fig. 5.) At the end of the jess furthest from the hawk's leg is a long slit which is passed over a swivel (see fig. 7), through the lower end of which is run the leash. This is a strap or thong of leather about three feet in length, with a button at the end, formed by folding the leather several times, then punching a hole through the folds and drawing the end of the thong through the hole. By this leash the hawk is tied to her block or perch. Dog-skin well tanned is the best leather that can possibly be used for jesses, and out of the centre part of the back, in very large skins, can be cut the best leashes. When skins of suffi- cient size cannot be got, calf leather or ' kip' is very good. '. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cox,
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