Note 787 — Chapter LXVI · CURE FOR THE VICE OF “SOARING”
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
Shikras are slow, and in India are always held in the hand and thrown like a ball. The hawk is placed on the palm of the right hand and collected, its legs and tail projecting between the thumb and fore-finger. A careful falconer uses a small pad, as, from constant grasping, the feathers become soiled and ragged.