We must, then, on our road again, and I hope from my heart that you may train these two young goshawks here until they are ready for a cast even at such a quarry as you speak of.
If they be goshawks indeed, and in goodly condition, I doubt not that he will gladly buy them.
I have here a pair of fine younggoshawks that he might be willing to buy from me.
They are divided intoGoshawks proper and Sparrow-hawks.
Both the Goshawks and the Sparrow-hawks were employed in hawking in days of old, but their relative value was much inferior to that of the Falcon.
Dead goshawks have been found with their talons hopelessly entangled in thorn and furze bushes, upon which they had pounced with the object of seizing some little rabbit or squirrel which had sought shelter beneath the undergrowth.
Goshawks are found in the Middle and Western States during the autumn and winter.
Goshawks and sparrow-hawks, too, habitually soar in the air at about 9 or 10 A.
The writer has known peregrines, shaheens and goshawks to reach ages between 15 and 20 years.
From various causes it is impossible, or nearly so, to have goshawks in England in the perfection to which they are brought in the East.
Goshawks are flown at hares, rabbits, pheasants, partridges and wild-fowl.
In England (especially in the south) peregrines, the northern falcons and goshawks may be kept out of doors all day and night in a sheltered situation.
Goshawks are also known to evince attachment to their owner.
Goshawks should be fed like peregrines, but rats and rabbits are very good as change of food for them.
Goshawks are generally placed on bow perches, which ought not to be more than 8 or 9 in.
In the old days goshawks were generally assisted by spaniels; and it was pretty to see how eagerly and cleverly the dogs backed up the chief actor in the play, while she in turn trusted to them to drive the quarry in the right direction.
As for short-winged hawks, the layer must be very much farther extended, and in the case of goshawksshould reach at least three yards from the perch.
But goshawks and sparrow-hawks are seldom speedy enough to catch many full-grown partridges, unless they can be approached nearer than is usually the case nowadays.
Goshawks may have more than the small hawks, but not so much as a peregrine.
Goshawks and sparrow-hawks can all be brought to come habitually to the fist, and remain there willingly at all times except when there is quarry to be pursued.
Bow-perches for goshawks and sparrow-hawks may be made by simply bending a length of yew or other tough wood into the shape of an arch, and sticking the two sharpened ends into the ground (Fig.
Eagles may be kept even for two or three days without much injury; and goshawks for a day and a half.
Eagles, indeed, and some female goshawks need not be fed at all, if they are to be flown at wild quarry on the second day after their full meal.
Mr. Riley, who has flown both goshawks and sparrow-hawks with the greatest ardour and success, is of opinion that from the point of view of mere sport, the latter are even superior to the former.
Male goshawks are thought by some to have more speed than their sisters.
To cut a long story short, neither of those goshawkssecured anything that day.
The goshawkswhose exploits I am about to recount cost Rs.
Their goshawks again are as black as crows, a good deal bigger than ours, and very swift and sure.
NOTE 5] There are also monkeys here in great numbers and of sundry kinds; and goshawks as black as crows.
In some old Scottish works on Falconry it is stated that the best Goshawks came from Ireland.
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