x LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



SOME TYPICAL NEW ZEALAND HEADS (South Island) To face p. 96 



LAKE HAWEA ,, 102 



A POISON CART MM 102 



STALKING GROUND IN NORTH OTAGO . . 104 



EVENING IN THE DINGLE VALLEY . . . ,, ,, 104 



SPYING FOR DEER ....... 108 



A STALKER'S CAMP 108 



NONE BUT THE BRAVE DESERVE THE FAIR . . ,, 112 



A SIESTA . 120 



MY FIRST NEW ZEALAND STAG . . , . ,,120 



A MEMORY ..... ,, 125 



STUDIES OF RED DEER, NEW ZEALAND . . . ,, ,,128 



SACRED DEER AT NARA ,, ,, 137 



THE DEER ENTER THE ENCLOSURE . . . ,, 139 



BEFORE THE FIRST DRIVE . . . . . 139 



A CAPTURE ,, 141 



SAWING OFF THE HORNS ,, 141 



THE PRESIDING PRIESTS . . . . . ,, 146 



SAYONARA ! ,, 146 



UDAIPUR FROM THE LAKE ,, 148 



FEEDING WILD SWINE AT UDAIPUR . . . ,, ,,148 



SPYING FOR CHINKARA . . . . . . 152 



A MORNING WITH BLACKBUCK . . . ,, 152 



STUDIES OF BLACKBUCK AND PIG . . . . ,, 161 



STARTING A SAFARI NAIROBI . . . ,, 170 



THROUGH THE KIKUYU COUNTRY . . . . ,, 172 



FLOCKS AND HERDS ,, ,, 172 



PITCHING CAMP 184 



OUR SAFARI CROSSING THE GUABO-NYIRO . ,, 184 



ONE MORNING AND THE NEXT . . . . ,, 188 



BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ,, 199 



BEISA ORYX (Female) 199 



