Journal & Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal April 1908

So the following four stages are revealed: first the acceptance of i-yal-timish's suzerainty ; second the assumption of complete independence in 616 H.;.third the gradual increase in the pomposity of the titles and the strengtheing of his claims to independence by Khalifat oiders ; and lastly the re-acknowledgment of yal-timish's suzerainty in 622 H. as the result of latter's invasion. [...] He should let his hawk'go before the ducks rise from the water and then when it has reached half-way to where the ducks are he should begin beating the drum; for the hawk will in this case certainly fly low and for a hawk that naturally flies low the drum should be beaten with regard to the extent of the water the species of water-fowl and their wildness or tameness and the high or low con [...] S.] Harchin t the Lush-blfng s1 the Sokkar 3 the Ursi 4 the heavier the drum is beaten the hotter ; and further if the water is extesive and the distance great the falconer should begin to beat the drum according to the ordinary custom ; but when the hawk has traversed some distance and is close to the duck he should beat faster so that the duck may not see the hawk 6 and may not break awa [...] The smoother ° the note of the drum the better ; the duck will not stand it dry sound from the drum. [...] But in this case the falcon usually binds to the thigh or to the knee.5 If she binds to the head she will be injured by the sharp claw of the crane ; if however she binds to the back or to the neck the claw cannot reach her ; the reason is evident.9 When the falcon seizes the crane by the root of the neck the crane canot.