CONTENTS. 



DiflGlculty of attaiuiug absolute 



noiselessness in tracking, . p. 393 

 Hunting with beagles, . . . 394 

 The steinbuck, . . . .395 



The Vaal raebuck — The klip- 

 springer, ..... 396 

 The reed-buck— Its habits, . . 397 

 The duiker — Its great daring, . 398 



Tenacity of life in the duiker — The 

 roi raebuck, ... p. 



The ant-eater, .... 



Digging it out of a hole. 



The porcupine — The cane-rat — A 

 dainty addition to an African bill 

 of fare, ..... 



399 

 400 

 401 



402 



Hunting the cane-rat. 



403-405 



CHAPTER IX. 



GAME BIRDS. 



The ostrich — Its feathers, . .407 

 The pauw — Its different species, . 408 

 Difficulty of killing it. . . . 409 



Its habits and modes of living, . 410 



The bustard, 410 



Its different species, , . .411 

 The dikkop— The wild turkey, .412 

 The snake-bml, . . . .412 

 Superstition of the natives with re- 

 spect to it, . . , .413 

 The partridge — Its different spe- 

 cies 413, 414 



The guinea-fowl — Its different 



species, ..... 415 

 Treeing the young brood, . .410 



The several varieties of plover, . 417 

 The several varieties of quails — The 



snipe, ..... 418 



The different varieties of geese — The 



varieties of duck, . . .419 



The pigeon, 420 



The goat-sucker — Its resemblance 



to the woodcock, . . .421 



The Cape-lark — The crested -crane, . 422 



APPENDIX. 



I. — Mammals, 

 II. — Birds, . 



425 

 427 



