Colorado Falconry Exam Questions And
Answers
abba
restraint made of breathable cotton with wing slots and elastic strap to immobilize for coping/imping
accipiter
hawk characterized by short, rounded wings, long tail and light eyes, primarily hawks of the forest
apprentice falconer
beginning stage of falconry, lasts two years. Must be 12 years of age, pass a written test, have a
sponsor, and prove appropriate facilities to the state. May only have passage kestrel or rth
aleterio
falconer who flies Aplomado falcons
alethe
female Aplomado falcon
asper
form of fungal infection of the respiratory tract, leading to lethal inflammation of the lungs
austringer
falconer who flies a short-winged hawk (or broadwings)
aylmeri jesses
consists of three parts- anklets, mews jesses, and field jesses
bagged quarry
live creature let out freely or restrained for the hawk to chase (considered unethical)
bal-chatri
wire cage trap with slip nooses baited with a bird or mammal placed in view of the hawk
to bate
wild jumping off and beating of wings while still held to the perch, block, or fist
beam feathers
long feathers of a hawk's wing, also called the primaries
bells
usually brass, nickel, or stainless steel, attached by a bewit to the anklet, tail mount or neck
bewits
, Short thin strips of leather by which bells are fastened to the hawks legs.
to bind
seize quarry or lure with the feet in a tight, clamped-on hold
bird hawk
hawk that preys mainly on other birds
block
wood, concrete or plastic perch tapering from top to bottom to tether longwings
blood feathers
New feathers not yet fully grown, whose shaft contains blood at the top.
bloom
mantle of gray sheen which protects the hawk's back feathers, keeping them waterproof
blue hawk
peregrine in adult plumage
bob
up and down movement of head by longwings
bow perch
semicircular bar with tethering ring for shortwings and broadwings
bownet
net trap for catching hawks, half loop of a circular net folded back upon other half when set
to bowse
drinking by a hawk
braces
leather straps to loosen (strike) or tighten (draw) a hood
brail
long leather strap used to prevent a hawk from baiting
brancher
young bird that has left the nest but is still learning to fly and being fed by parents
to break in
the act of breaking through a kill's skin
Answers
abba
restraint made of breathable cotton with wing slots and elastic strap to immobilize for coping/imping
accipiter
hawk characterized by short, rounded wings, long tail and light eyes, primarily hawks of the forest
apprentice falconer
beginning stage of falconry, lasts two years. Must be 12 years of age, pass a written test, have a
sponsor, and prove appropriate facilities to the state. May only have passage kestrel or rth
aleterio
falconer who flies Aplomado falcons
alethe
female Aplomado falcon
asper
form of fungal infection of the respiratory tract, leading to lethal inflammation of the lungs
austringer
falconer who flies a short-winged hawk (or broadwings)
aylmeri jesses
consists of three parts- anklets, mews jesses, and field jesses
bagged quarry
live creature let out freely or restrained for the hawk to chase (considered unethical)
bal-chatri
wire cage trap with slip nooses baited with a bird or mammal placed in view of the hawk
to bate
wild jumping off and beating of wings while still held to the perch, block, or fist
beam feathers
long feathers of a hawk's wing, also called the primaries
bells
usually brass, nickel, or stainless steel, attached by a bewit to the anklet, tail mount or neck
bewits
, Short thin strips of leather by which bells are fastened to the hawks legs.
to bind
seize quarry or lure with the feet in a tight, clamped-on hold
bird hawk
hawk that preys mainly on other birds
block
wood, concrete or plastic perch tapering from top to bottom to tether longwings
blood feathers
New feathers not yet fully grown, whose shaft contains blood at the top.
bloom
mantle of gray sheen which protects the hawk's back feathers, keeping them waterproof
blue hawk
peregrine in adult plumage
bob
up and down movement of head by longwings
bow perch
semicircular bar with tethering ring for shortwings and broadwings
bownet
net trap for catching hawks, half loop of a circular net folded back upon other half when set
to bowse
drinking by a hawk
braces
leather straps to loosen (strike) or tighten (draw) a hood
brail
long leather strap used to prevent a hawk from baiting
brancher
young bird that has left the nest but is still learning to fly and being fed by parents
to break in
the act of breaking through a kill's skin
