Note 667 — Chapter XLIV · ON DISEASES OF THE MOUTH

This disease is “the frounce i the mouth” of old English falconers. It is said to resemble thrush in children and to proceed from damp. The Boke of St. Albans tells us that “The frounce commyth when a man fedith his hawke withe porke or cattis flesh iiij days to geyder.” In India this disease, though not uncommon amongst the short-winged hawks, does not seem to attack the long-winged hawks. I have never seen or heard of any falcon being afflicted with it. Bert, however (page 82, Harting’s edition), says that the long-winged hawk is more susceptible to it than the short-winged.