. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . en its companion has birds thus hinder the running of the gazelle, so that the dogseasily overtake it. In Egypt the falcon is trained for this kind of sport by takingit young, limiting the quantity of ics food, and then frequentlybringing it into the presence of sheep, when, being in a famishedstate, the bird unhesitatingly darts on them. Hawking is also held in esteem in India, both by the nativesand European residents. It is no rare thing to see yo
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . en its companion has birds thus hinder the running of the gazelle, so that the dogseasily overtake it. In Egypt the falcon is trained for this kind of sport by takingit young, limiting the quantity of ics food, and then frequentlybringing it into the presence of sheep, when, being in a famishedstate, the bird unhesitatingly darts on them. Hawking is also held in esteem in India, both by the nativesand European residents. It is no rare thing to see young ladiesreviving all the customs of the Middle Ages, and penetrating intothe jungles mounted on elephants, accompanied by their falcons,which are flown at the charming blue antelope. In China and Japan hawking is also very popular : in the course GOSH A WKS. 5S9 of a days journey it is not uncommon to meet persons pursuing thissport. The birds which form the next family differ from the previousin having no teeth in the upper mandible of the bill; their tarsi,also, are longer, and their wings shorter. Their flight, too, is both.
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