PREFACE. 



THE kind reception accorded to certain lectures and 

 magazine articles has encouraged the preparation of this 

 little work. In it an attempt has been made to describe 

 typical examples of the mammalian fauna of Africa as 

 seen both from the zoological and the historical stand- 

 point. The information upon which this book is based 

 being the outcome of several years' investigation, 

 research, and correspondence, I hasten to express in 

 this place my grateful thanks for many courtesies 

 received from various scientific gentlemen, not only in 

 this country but also in America, Africa, and on the 

 Continent of Europe. 



GRAHAM RENSHAW. 



SALE BRIDGE HOUSE 



SALE, MANCHESTER 



July, 1904 



