THE COMPLETE RABBIT AND HARE HAWK. By Martin Hollinshead.

(1999) 2010 2nd edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp240. B/w photographs and line drawings, bibliography. Pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper.

A complete manual of ground-hawking with gos', red-tails, ferruginous and harris hawks, and eagles. Hailed as essential reading, this best-selling manual is designed to help the falconer get the very most from his or her hawk. Every aspect of the sport is painstakingly examined,from the various types of quarry and the birds employed to hunt them, to training and field procedures. "It is on the subject of the Harris' hawk that the author shines. It is obvious he understands the species in a way in which few falconers do ... this book should be compulsory reading for anyone flying or contemplating flying a Harris' hawk." International Falconer.