PREPAGE. TO: THE SIXTH-EDITION 
THERE are three main points the great-game sportsman 
generally wants to ascertain:—u1st, the name of his quarry ; 
2nd, how it compares in point of size with other specimens 
of the same species; and 3rd, what is the extent of its geo- 
graphical range. All these he will be able to ascertain from 
the present work. 
As in former editions, the finest known specimens of antlers, 
horns, tusks, and skins are, so far as possible, recorded. It 
has been found impracticable in some instances to verify the 
measurements of trophies in distant parts of the world; and 
such records must accordingly be taken on the responsibility 
of their respective owners or those who have been good 
enough to measure them. It is to be regretted that one pair 
of hands and a steel-tape are not responsible for the measure- 
ments of all the actual “records.” One of the many difficulties 
in connection with compilations of this nature is due to the 
circumstance that different measurements of the same specimen 
are sometimes received, this arising from the use of a tape or 
string instead of a steel-measure. 
In the case of the horns of freshly killed hollow-horned 
ruminants an allowance for shrinkage should be made when com- 
paring with older trophies. An average specimen of an Ovzs 
ammon horn, for instance, will frequently shrink half an inch 
in length and proportionately in girth after it has left the field. 
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