Relationship With Humans
In medieval Europe, Merlins were popular in falconry: the Book of St. Albans listed it as " the falcon for a lady ". Today, they are still occasionally trained by falconers for hunting smaller birds, but due to conservation restrictions this is not very common any more.
John James Audubon illustrated the Merlin in the second edition of Birds of America (published in London, 1827–38) as Plate 75, under the title, "Le Petit Caporal – Falco temerarius". The image was engraved and colored by Robert Havell's London workshops. The original watercolor by Audubon was purchased by the New York History Society, where it remains as of January 2009.
William Lewin illustrates the Merlin as Plate 22 in volume 1 of his Birds of Great Britain and their Eggs, published 1789 in London.
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