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raocleni hunters. In lODD-lOlO he organized and accompanied 

 Mr. Roosevelt's hunting expedition in British P]ast Africa. 



In one of liis later hooks, ' African Nature Xotes and 

 IJeniiniseenees/ Selous suniinai'ized his vast stores of knowh'dge 

 ahout many of tlie nohlest of the African wild game ; and lie 

 wrote also two hooks dealing with liis adventui'cs in Asia Minor 

 and in Xoi'th Anierica. All his ])ooks are written in a spirit of 

 transparent honesty and in a simple and direct style, reileeting the 

 t'haracter of the author, whose straightforwmxhiess, integrity, 

 hospitalitv, and kindness of lieai't wei'e as well known In hosts of 

 friends as the (pialities which made him so successful a huntei'. 

 At his house at Worplesdon he ])uilt a special museum for his 

 numerous trophies; and nothing pleased him hetter than to show 

 visitors over this building, except, ])erhaps, the acquisition of fresh 

 additions to it.'" 



A memorial to Selous was presented to the Natural History 

 Museum hv the subscrihers, and was unveiled at a public ceremony 

 on dune fOth, IHl'O. It is the work (d" the late Mr. W. R. Colton, 

 R.A., and consists of a bust in bronze in a granite setting with a 

 plaque below depicting some of the better known species of African 

 Big (lame. The stone is a block of syenite from Bon Accord 

 Quarry, presented l)y the Union (lovernment of South Africa. 



Selous gave the Museum a number of Big (Jame and other 

 mammals, but his m;iin collection was ])rcsented hv Mrs. Selous in 

 1!)11). The majority of the specimens are heads of adult males, 

 and these have been arranged on the walls of the corridors on the 

 first door of the building under the supervision of (^i])tain .1.(1. 

 DoUman, who has written the ('atalogue. which it is hoped mav 

 prove of interest and utility to sportsmen. 



Some extracts from Selous' books "A Hunter's Wanderings 

 in Africa " and " Great and Small Game of Africa " have been 

 reproduced by the kind permission of the publishers, Maemillan 



