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Varvel :: Varvel (n.) In falconry, one of the rings secured to the ends of the jesses..

Formell :: Formell (n.) The female of a hawk or falcon.

Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game.

Sore :: Sore (n.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

Falconet :: Falconet (n.) One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice..

Jerkin :: Jerkin (n.) A male gyrfalcon.

Merlin :: Merlin (n.) A small European falcon (Falco lithofalco, or F. aesalon)..

Accipitres :: Accipitres (n. pl.) The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls..

Leash :: Leash (n.) A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog..

Hawker :: Hawker (n.) A falconer.

Shahin :: Shahin (n.) A large and swift Asiatic falcon (Falco pregrinator) highly valued in falconry.

Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry..

Jess :: "Jess (n.) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon..

Heron :: Heron (n.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons..

Saker :: Saker (n.) The peregrine falcon.

Tarse :: Tarse (n.) The male falcon.

Hawk :: Hawk (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk..

Falcon :: Falcon (n.) One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight..

Peregrine :: Peregrine (n.) The peregrine falcon.

Falconet :: Falconet (n.) One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax.

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