CHAPTER I. 



The Wild Boar. 



The wild boar is undoubtedly the gamest, lof all wild creatures, and 

 amongst those who have experienced it, pig sticking is admittedly 

 the finest sport in existence. 



The habitat of the pig, not including the various tropical species, 



ERRATA. 



Page 49, line 22 for "early" read "nearly." 



Page 70, lines 29 and 36, Plate XV, Page 71 lines 9, 10, 12 and 15, for 



"Epymis" read "Epirnys." 

 Plate XVI for "Allactaga" read "Alactaga." 

 Plate XXI for "manchuricunn" read "niantcJiuricum." 

 Page 121, hne 17 for "Cidemia" read "Oidemia." 

 Plate XXVII for "arquatus" read "arguatus." 

 Pages 175 and 189 for "assotis" read "asotis." 

 Page 175 "Elopisctliys" read "Elopicthys." 

 Page 176, line 32 for "canassius" read "carassius." 



tusk of this magnificent boar measures 10 inches in length, and li 

 ■ inches in thickness. The body measurements were not taken, but 

 the native who shot the animal stated that he took 200 catties of flesh 

 from it. A very conservative estimate of the weight of this pig, based 

 upon the above statement would bring its total weight up to 300 catties 

 or 400 lbs. 



Next to this record come the measurements of an old tusker shot 

 by the author. In this specimen the left tusk measures 9i inches m 

 length and H inches in thickness. The weight of this pig was found 

 to be about 330 lbs. 



