To start, a wee bit of background info - Collared Falconets as they exist today are a whopping 14-17cm long. That's a 5.5-6.5 inches. Okay, perhaps that's not so whopping. I upsized my fictional species to about 30-40cm, or around a foot... still not whopping, but I want them to be in the realm of believability as far as flying goes and still be a reasonable size.

Collared falconets do go trading with other villages (maybe the villages of other species of intelligent birds?) Because of their small stature, they most definitely can't carry the whole load of goods that they wish to trade. So they have domesticated a variety of non-intelligent birds to help them. This flier's beast of burden is a Himalayan Snowcock, which are moderately intelligent and can follow simple (VERY simple) commands. The costuming here is a little less elaborate than with the Haruspex, just a pack, reins, and a flight helmet, which helps make the pack a little more aerodynamic. Everything here is much more functional than ceremonial or religious.

Snowcocks also make a good food item, as do some of the other animals they've domesticated, including several species of quail and squirrels. Because of their larger size, insects no longer make up the bulk of a falconet's diet, but they do raise colonies of some different types, and also still hunt the sacred dragonfly for certain ceremonies and festivals. But more on that later. :>