Species of hunting hawk, possibly the sparrowhawk

Species of hawk, possibly the Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, or peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus. With bells on its feet. De Avibus, Falcones, sparverium, naba, basi, albazi, mar an bas. Woodcut engraving after an illustration by Lucas Schan and Conrad Gessner from Conrad Gessner's Historiae Animalium, De avium natura, (Natural history of animals: birds), Frankfurt, Wechel for Cambier, 1585

16th Century Basi Bells Bird Of Prey Cambier Conrad Gesner Conrad Gessner De Avibus De Avium Natura Hawk Hawking Historiae Animalium Lucas Schan Lukas Schan Natural History Natural History Of Animals Ornithological Art Peregrine Wechel Woodblock

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