Note 193 — Chapter XVIII · THE PEREGRINE (BAḤRĪ)
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
That is there are, in the female peregrine, seventeen or eighteen large scutæ (pūlak) that extend across the whole breadth of the toe. These scutæ vary greatly in size, and their number is no guide to the length of the toe: a hawk with a large number may have a short toe.