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Accipiter - Genus of raptor, the "short-winged hawks," i.e. Goshawks. Austringer - One who hunts with hawks. Aylmeri, - Leather anklets, taking the place of traditional jesses. Bal-chatri - A cage like trap with live bait and monofilament nooses that catch the raptor by the feet. Bate - An attempt to fly from the fist or perch when secured. Beam feathers - primaries Bechins - Morsel of food, pick up piece. Bewit - Strip of soft leather round the birds leg to secure the bell to. Bind - To grab quarry and hold it. Block - a perch for falcons. Blood Feathers - Feathers still growing. Bow perch - A perch for shortwings and broadwings. Bowse, to - To drink Brancher - A young hawk that is mostly feathered but not yet fully capable of flight. Break into - Begin to eat Buteo - Genus of raptor, the"broad-winged hawks," i.e. the Redtail hawk and buzzard. Cadge - A portable hawk perch capable of holding several birds. Cadger - The person who carries the cadge Call off - To call a hawk or falcon from a perch to the lure or fist. Canceleer - To make two or three sharp turns in the descent when stooping. Carry, to - To fly away carrying the lure or quarry Cast - The regurgitation of indigestible fur and bones, a normal daily act; OR two raptors flown together; OR to physically hold a raptor to prevent movement.
Casting - the pellet containing fur, feathers etc which are not digested. Cast off, to - To let the bird fly from the fist. Cere - The wax like part above the beak, where the nostrils are located. Check - To leave one quarry and persue another. Cope - to cut or file overgrown talons or beaks. Creance - Long training cord or leash. Crines - short hair like feathers around the cere Crop - Vascular sac were food is first digested. Deck feathers - The two centre feathers of the tail. Draw the hood, to - To pull the closing braces of the hood Endew - To put over the crop. Enew, inew - To put in, to go into cover Enseam - To bring a hawk into flying condition after the moult Enter - When a trained raptor first captures a type of quarry. Eyass, eyas - Young bird in the nest, not yet able to fly. Eyrie, eyre, ayre - The nesting place of a bird of prey Falcon - The female peregrine, now used to denote females of other species of longwings. Feak - When the bird cleans his beak. Festoon - The notch in a falcons beak used to kill prey. Fetch - To reach and turn the quarry in persuit. Flags - Secondry feathers Foot, to - To strike or clutch with the foot Fret marks - Lines appearing across the webbing of feathers which are still growing caused by shock to the bird Frounce - A disease of the mouth and throat.
Fully summed - All new feathers are full length and the quills have hardened off. Get in, to - To go to the hawk as soon as she has killed or is on the lure. Gleam - To throw up slime after casting. Gorge - To eat to repletion. Hack - Leaving a bird free for a time to develop flying skills. Hack back, to - To hack, and by doing so, release birds to the wild. Haggard - A raptor that was over 1 year old when it was taken from the wild, or a wild raptor that is over one year old. Halsband - A neck band used in some eastern countries to give a hawk more impetus when leaving the fist. Hard penned - See fully summed High - Usually in reference to the bird being overweight. Hood shy - Describes a bird that has been spoilt by incorrect hooding and consequently dislikes the hood. Hunger trace - See fret marks Imping - A method of repairing broken feathers. Imprint - The psychological pairing of an infant to it's perceived parent. Intermewed - A raptor that has moulted in captivity. Jack - A male Merlin. Jerkin - A male gyr Jesses - Leather straps to secure the bird by the legs. Jokin - Sleeping Keel - The hawks breast bone, gives a good idea of the birds condition Leash - Once leather, now usually some kind of nylon, thong by which a bird is tied to its perch. Lure - an Imitation quarry, swung on a line or dragged, used to tempt the hawk back to the falconer, or exercise falcons. Mail - A hawks breast feathers.
Make, to - To completely train a hawk, when she is said to be “made” Make hawk - An old experienced bird, used to teach younger birds. Make in - To move in towards the hawk, when she is on the lure, or her quarry Manning - The process of taming a raptor. Mantle - To hide food from onlookers by covering with wings. Mew - To put a hawk down to moult. Mews - Housing for raptors. Musket - A male sparrowhawk. Mutes - Droppings of falcons. Nares - Nostrils Pannel - The hawks stomach. Passager - A raptor that was taken from the wild in the fall of its first year, or a wild raptor that has not yet molted into its adult plumage. Pelt - The dead body of any bird the hawk has killed. Petty singles - The toes of a hawk. Pitch - Height a falcon takes overhead usually expressed in feet. Plume, to - To pluck. Pounces - The talons of a longwing or the claws of a hawk. Preen - Straightening feathers with the beak - grooming. Put in, to - Either to drive quarry into cover, or the action of the quarry going into cover. Put over the crop - To empty the crop of food, which then passes into the hawks stomach. Quarry - Any game flown at. Rake away - (falcons) to drift away too far while waiting on. Ramage - Difficult to reclaim.
Rangle - Small smooth stones sometimes swallowed by the hawk Reclaim, to - Re-manning after the moult. Ring up - To climb in spirals. Ringer - Used to describe quarry that rings up. Robin - A male Hobby. Rouse - Shaking feathers out as a grooming action. Ruff - strike quarry without binding Sails - A hawks wings. Sarcel - The outermost primary in the wing. Serve - To put quarry out of cover for the hawk. Sharp set - Keen, sharp keel. Slice - Droppings of short and broad winged hawks, Slip - To release the raptor after quarry. Snite - To sneeze. Sock - A kind of jacket into which a newly caught hawk was put, in order to stop it hurting itself. Screen perch - A type of perch hated by some loved by others, is dangerous if not used with extreme care. Stoop - Rapid decent from altitude, usually in pursuit of quarry. Strike the hood - Pull the opening braces of the hood, so it is ready to be removed. Swivel - Means of attaching the jesses and leash to one another, so they do not get tangled. Take stand - To perch in a tree. Telemetry - Electronic gear for tracking lost raptors. Throw up - To swing up into the air, usually after a stoop. Tiercel - Used on its own, this means the male peregrine. Qualified with the word “goshawk”, it means a male goshawk. Often improperly used for other male falcons.
Tiring - Tough piece of meat to pull and eat tediously. Train - the tail of a hawk. Truss, to - To bind to the quarry in mid air. Unsummed - A bird which has not yet finished moulting. Wait-on - The falcon maintaining pitch over the falconer. Wake, to - To man a bird by preventing it from sleeping. Warble - An overhead wing stretch. Washed meat - Meat that has been soaked in water, then had the goodness squeezed out of it. Weather - To put a bird outside to enjoy the weather; secured. Yarak - State of mind in accipiters and hawks eager to hunt.
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