. A history of British birds . PEREGRINE FALCON. ACCIPITEES. 53 Falco peregrinus, J. F. Gmelin*.THE PEREGRINE FALCON. Falco percgrinus. The great docility of the Common or Peregrine Falcon,and the comparative ease Avith which the birds are procured,has rendered them the most frequent objects of the falconerscare and tuition, and it is this species which is the mostcommonly used at the present day by those who still pursuethe amusement of hawking. Formerly this diversion was* Syst. Nat. i. p. 272 (1788). 54 FALCONID^. the pride of the rich, and these birds, as well as their eggs,we
. A history of British birds . PEREGRINE FALCON. ACCIPITEES. 53 Falco peregrinus, J. F. Gmelin*.THE PEREGRINE FALCON. Falco percgrinus. The great docility of the Common or Peregrine Falcon,and the comparative ease Avith which the birds are procured,has rendered them the most frequent objects of the falconerscare and tuition, and it is this species which is the mostcommonly used at the present day by those who still pursuethe amusement of hawking. Formerly this diversion was* Syst. Nat. i. p. 272 (1788). 54 FALCONID^. the pride of the rich, and these birds, as well as their eggs,were preserved by various legislative enactments. So valuablewere they considered when possessed of the various qualitiesmost in request, that in the reign of James I. Sir ThomasMonson is said to have spent a thousand pounds in obtainingtwo Falcons; and a variety of interesting details as to theprice of these and other Hawks, will be found in Mr. Hart-ings Ornithology of Shakespeare. The qualities of a goodFalcon have been so aptly described by Walton in his Com-plete Angle
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