. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry; CHR 1892; PRO Stewardson, Misses (donor). MAGPIE HAWKIXG 257 degree, however he may be pressed, a magpie never loses his head, or ceases to make for the point on which he has set his mind from the tirst. Unless he is headed by horsemen or active runners, he will sneak from bush to bush, from tuft to tuft, nay, even within a deep rut or a furrow, never moving. Magpie hawkin except when the hawks are a little wide of him, and shifting rapidly into covert the instant he is stooped at. No hawk can kill him without assistance, except in the most open gro
. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry; CHR 1892; PRO Stewardson, Misses (donor). MAGPIE HAWKIXG 257 degree, however he may be pressed, a magpie never loses his head, or ceases to make for the point on which he has set his mind from the tirst. Unless he is headed by horsemen or active runners, he will sneak from bush to bush, from tuft to tuft, nay, even within a deep rut or a furrow, never moving. Magpie hawkin except when the hawks are a little wide of him, and shifting rapidly into covert the instant he is stooped at. No hawk can kill him without assistance, except in the most open ground. As soon as a magpie is seen a high-mounting hawk should be thrown off; his presence in the air will keep the magpie quiet. 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, Harding, 1854-1944; Lascelles, Gerald, 1849-1928. Falconry; Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU. Boston : Little, Brown, and Co. ; London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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