>I am trying to put together materials for my wildlife law course next
>semester. One of the cases I am considering using is an English case
>decided in 1572. Two knights are arguing about ownership of "a Hawk,
>called a Lanner." The case implies that it was used in falconery.
>
>My bird books are restricted primarily to North America and I come up
>empty.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>dale -- the agent in moscow -- goble

The Lanner (Falco biarmicus) is an old world falcon with a wide range
covering parts of southern Europe (where it is now nearing extinction) and
the Middle East, and most of Africa. Historically they have been most often
used in the Middle East for falconry. It may well have been a rare and
valuable prize in England in the 16th century, though I am not sure of this
- it woould certainly have to have been imported, perhaps from someplace
like Constantinople.
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