Note 406 — Chapter XXX · “RECLAIMING”[400] THE PASSAGE SAKER
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
Presumably as in India, water would be blown in a spray out of the mouth and with force, the falconer’s hand being raised and lowered to make the falcon expand her wings and expose the soft feathers underneath. The outer feathers are so arranged as to be a protection against rain, and it is not easy to soak them.