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SParowhawkes are of diuers plumes, some are small plu∣med, & blanke hawkes, othersom of a larger feather, which are not so good in our opinion as for their shape. The Hawke that is well shapt is large and short, with a slender heade, large, and broade shouldred, bigge armed, large
and wide footed, and blacke maylde, with a good great beake, her eyes somewhat hollow and déepe set, blanke eye-lids, the seare of her beake twixt gréene and white, a high bigg necke, long wings, reaching quite athwart the body of the Hawke, so as the point of the wing méet with the toppe of the trayne very neare, and that her traine be not ouer long, but of a reaso∣nable broad feather, sharpe pounces, small and blacke, and euermore well disposed to féede hungerly, and with great ap∣petite.
The Nyasse Hawke is good, and will come to the fiste very well, and not lightly soare away, or be lost.
The Soare hawke is hard to bee manned, but will proue good, if shée will once brooke company: this Hawke, for that shée hath preyed for her selfe, is very ventrous and hardy.
The best Sparowhawke, is that Hawke whome wée call the brauncher.