HOOD, in falconry, is a piece of leather, where-with the head of a hawk, falcon, or the like, is covered.
Hood Island, one of the Marquesas Islands, in the South sea. It was discovered in April 1774 by Captain Cook, who gave it that name from the person who first
saw the land. It is the most northerly of the cluster, and lies in S. Lat. 9. 26. W. Long. 139. 13.