CONTENTS. 



PBEFACE. 



CHAPTEB PAGE. 



I The .Wild Boar 1 



II Eoe, Musk and Sika 7 



III .Wild Sheep 15 



IV Wapiti Hunting 25 



V The Goral 33 



VI Antelope Shooting in Mongolia 39 



VII Fur-Bearing Mammals 45 



VIII Insectivorous Mammals 53 



IX The Hare 60 



X Rats and Mice . . . . . . . 65 



XI Squirrels, Marmots and Pikas 74 



XII The Golden Eagle 83 



XIII Pheasant Shooting 89 



XIV Partridges 97 



XV The Quail 102 



XVI The Bustard . . 105 



XVII Wild Geese Ill 



XVIII Wild Ducks . . 117 



XIX Snipe 123 



XX The Perching Birds 130 



XXI The Wading Birds of North China 144 



XXII. Miscellaneous Birds ...... 151 



XXIII The Reptiles of North China, Manchuria and Mongolia 161 



XXIV Frogs, Toads and some Fresh-Water Fish . . .168 

 INDEX 180 



