An edition of A Hawk for the Bush
(1960)
A Hawk for the Bush
A Treatise on the Training of the Sparrow-hawk and other short-winged hawks.
by Jack Mavrogordato
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A hawk for the bush: a treatise on the training of the sparrow-hawk and other short-winged hawks
1973, C.W. Daniel
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A hawk for the bush: a treatise on the training of the sparrow-hawk and other short-winged hawks
1973, C. N. Potter; distributed by Crown Publishers
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A hawk for the bush: a treatise on the training of the sparrow-hawk and other short-winged hawks
1973, Spearman
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A hawk for the bush: a treatise on the training of the sparrow-hawk and other short-winged hawks.
1961, C.T. Branford Co.
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A Hawk for the Bush: A Treatise on the Training of the Sparrow-hawk and other short-winged hawks.
1960, H. F. & G. Witherby
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Table of Contents
Forward. by Colonel Meinertzhagen
Preface.
I. The Wild Hawk
II. On the Choice of a Hawk
III. On the Taking, Rearing, and Hacking of Eyasses
IV. Equipment
V. Diet
VI. Carriage
VII. Calling-Off
VIII. The Quarry, Entering, and Slipping
IX. Traps and Snares
X. The Haggard
XI. "We'll A-Birding Together"
XII. Mishaps
XIII. Health and Disease
XIV. The Short-Winged Hawks
Appendix. Extracts from diaries illustrating the early training of the unhacked, half-hacked, and fully-hacked eyass, the haggard, and the intermewed hawk
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index.
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Includes bibliography.
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An expert on the art of falconry, Mavrogordato instructs readers on the training of the common Sparrow-hawk, a bird which demands patience and skill.
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| September 28, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| March 10, 2017 | Edited by Vinnie Rattollee | Edited without comment. |
| March 10, 2017 | Edited by Vinnie Rattollee | Contents, cover, other |
| March 10, 2017 | Edited by Vinnie Rattollee | Added new cover |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record |