![]() ![]() The fleshy or waxlike part on the top part of a raptor's beak, or upper mandible, in which the openings of the nostrils are found. (Also simply cast) The substance or item regurgitated by a raptor, consisting of the undigested parts of a previous meal.Ĭere, noun. (Now rare) A pair of raptors flown together at the same time.Ĭasting, noun. To let a raptor fly from the fist, usually done by moving one's arm forward (in a "casting" motion).Ĭast, noun. (Of a raptor) To regurgitate the undigested parts of a meal (i.e., bones, fur).Ĭast (off), verb. Often heard as the verb phrase "to towel and cast." See towel.Ĭast (gorge), verb. To restrain a raptor for the purpose of fixing or fitting equipment, or for administering medical care. (Of a raptor) After a kill, to fly away with the prey, usually just as the faloner is approaching (to gather the raptor and the kill).Ĭast, verb. See this section of our Raptor Identification and Photo Gallery for photos and more information. This includes Red-tailed hawks, Red-shouldered hawks and Broad-winged hawks. ![]() Any hawk in the genus buteo, characterized by broad wings. Blood feathers are often described as being feathers "in the blood."īuteo, noun. Breaking a (major) blood feather could very well result in death from blood loss. Such feathers are filled with blood until fully developed. Often used as an adjective in "block perch."īlood feather, noun. A kind of perch for birds that is usually shaped like a flowerpot, and which is usually 10-12 inches high and 5-6 across. The leather strap used for attaching a bell to a raptor's leg.īlock, noun. For more information about this chemical and the studies mentioned above, see " Peregrine Falcons May Face New Environmental Threat."īewit, noun. BDEs have been shown to cause neurobehavioural problems in animals exposed to the chemicals in laboratories. Previously, scientists had thought that this form of the chemical could not get into wildlife. Recent studies have shown high concentrations of the chemicals in wildlife, and have particulary shown high levels of deca-BDE in wild falcons. BDE are widespread, being used in household fire extinguishers, for example. ![]() (Initialism for: Brominated Diphenyl Ether) The chemical most commonly used as a flame retardant, in any of its many formulations, but especially the deca-, octa- and penta- forms. (Sometimes spelled baiting, by (false) analogy with the verb "bait") An instance of a secured raptor attempting to fly away (see above).īDE, noun. (Of a raptor) To attempt to fly while constrained, either on a handler's fist or tethered to a perch.īating, noun. Also, the metal bands themselves.īate, verb. The process of putting metal bands around the legs of birds for the purpose of identification. A method or technique used in training raptors to hunt, where food, the target, is hung from a balloon that is let up into the sky. At the high speeds falcons can reach, there is enough pressure that, without baffles, their lungs would probably burst.īallooning, noun. A system of bony tubercles (nodules) in the nostrils of falcons that slow airflow through the nose during dives. Usually in the pl., axillars.īaffles, noun. Any of the feathers at the base of and under the wing (the bird's "armpit"). This word evolved, through French, from the form accipiter itself.Īxillar, noun. One who hunts with an accipiter, a short-winged hawk. Anklets are inset with a metal ring and jesses passed through them.Īustringer, noun. A piece of leather attached to a raptor's leg. Usually in the pl., auriculars.Īnklet, noun. Any of the feathers covering a bird's ear. The word is derived from the psuedo-Latin alulus, aluli, formed from the dimunitive ending -ulus and the noun ala, alae, meaning "wing." The word, therefore, translates as "little wing."Īuricular, noun. One of three or four feathers at a small joint in the middle of a bird's wing, probably the evolutionary remains of the bird's wrist. Often, the word is restricted in use to refer only to the nests of Eagles.Īlula (feather), noun. (Also spelled eyrie) A raptor nest built at a high altitude, usually on a cliff ledge. This includes Goshawks, Cooper's hawks and Sharp-shinned hawks. Any hawk in the genus accipiter, members of which typically have short (and rounded) wings. Canadian Peregrine Foundation - Dictionary The Canadian PeregrineĪ Glossary of specialized terms used in FalconryĪccipiter, noun. ![]()
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