io Preface 



No more thorough method of securing accurate 

 information could be thought of, and it is believed that 

 the book will furnish the most trustworthy information 

 of any yet published on the subject. 



The same care has been taken to present accurate 

 pictures of game, a task far more difficult than most 

 people imagine. Artists of undoubted skill made the 

 illustrations ; they were then submitted to the highest 

 authorities in this country, both zoologists and sports- 

 men, for criticism, and it is felt that the pictures in this 

 work cannot be surpassed for accuracy and beauty. 



The preparation of such a work entailed great 

 expense, which it is thought can be readily understood 

 by those who see the book, and it is believed the slight 

 charge made for it will not be objectionable to those 

 who become possessors of it. 



