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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



HINTS FOR RECORDING THE LENGTH OF ANIMALS IN THE FIELD. 



As the body lies on the ground, and where circumstances permit, 

 proceed as follows : 



Length. Pull the nose and the tail so as to get them as nearly as 

 possible in a straight line. Fix four pegs in, one at the end of nose, one 

 at end of tail, one at root of tail, and the fourth at the nape of neck- 

 behind ears. 



Height at shoulder. Put the leg or paw in a standing position and 

 place a peg at top of withers and measure carefully standing height (a) 

 with extended paw, (b) with spread paw, as well as length of fore and 

 hind legs from pegs at the stomach-line. 



The entries in the game-book should be as follows : 



A to F. Straight length from nose to P. Girth of head. 



tip of tail. 

 A to E. Length along curve to root of 



tail. 



E to F. Length of tail. 

 A to B. Length of head to nape of neck. 

 N. Girth, upper arm. 

 M. ,, fore-arm. 

 O. of body. 



D to G. Height at hind-quarters. 

 C to L. shoulder. 



K to L. Length of fore-leg. 

 H to G. hind-leg. 



Weight, cleaned. 



not cleaned. 



Cleaned skull (length, breadth, height, 

 weight). 



In addition to the above measurements, the sex, estimated age, 

 date and locality, condition of the animal, with any other features of 

 interest, such as colour of the eyes and skin, length of the hoofs, con- 

 dition of teeth, should be mentioned. 



Tiger shot by Major H. G. C. Swayne in the Central Provinces. 



