CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 

 BRITISH EAST AFRICA 



PAGES 



General topography and climate — An enormous zoo — Bother- 

 some insects — The best shooting grounds — Different game 

 districts — The best hunting seasons — Present game laws — 

 The big-game reserves — Different shooting licenses . 1-19 



CHAPTER H 



THE CARAVAN OR "SAFARI" 



The Safari — The Swahili language — Fitting out the caravan — 

 Average expenses of a hunting trip — The useful " as- 

 kari " — Human beasts of burden — The advantage of using 

 porters of different tribes — The all-important headman — 

 Gun-bearers — The men's " posho " — A word about horses, 

 mules and donkeys — Dangers of night marching . 20-29 



CHAPTER HI 



THE LION— KING OF BEASTS 



The mane of the lion — Its favorite hunting grounds — Its chief 

 prey — Fight between a lion and a buffalo — How the lion 

 kills its prey — Chasing the big feline on a pony — A beauti- 

 ful trophy — A glorious charge — Are there different species 

 of lions — The terror of the " man-eater " — Overestimated 

 danger — Lion hunting on horseback — Whole " herds " of 



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