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modern hunters. In 1909-1910 he organized and accompanied 

 Mr. Roosevelt's hunting expedition in British East Africa. 



In one of his later books, ' African Nature Notes and 

 Ileminiseences/ Selous suninmrized his vast stores of knowledge 

 ahout many of tlie noblest of the African wild game ; and lie 

 wrote also two books dealing with liis adventures in Asia Minor 

 and in Nortli America. All his books are written in a spirit of 

 transparent lionestv and in a simple and direct stvle, reflecting the 

 cl^iracter of the author, whose sti-aightforwardness, integrity, 

 ]ios))italitv, and kindness of heart wei'e as well known to liosts of 

 friends as the quahties wliich made him so successful a hunter. 

 At his house at Worplesdon lie built a special museum for his 

 numerous trophies ; and nothing pleased him better than to show 

 visitors over this building, except, perhaps, the acquisition of- fresh 

 additions to it.'' 



A memorial to Selous was pivsented to the Natui-al Histor\' 

 Museum by the subscribers, and was unveiled at a public ceremony 

 on June lOtli, 1920. It is the work of the late Mr. W. R. Colton, 

 R.A., and consists of a bust in bronze in a granite setting with a 

 plaque below depicting some of the better known species of African 

 Big riame. The stone is a block of syenite from Bon Accord 

 Quarry, pi-esented by the Union Government of South Afi-ica. 



Selous gave the Museum a number of Big Grame and otlier 

 mammals, but liis main collection was ])resented by Mrs. Selous in 

 1919. The majority of the specimens are heads of adult males, 

 and these have been arranged on the walls of the corridors on tlie 

 first floor of the building under the supervision of Captain J. G. 

 Dollman, wlio has written tlie Catalogue, which it is hoped may 

 ])rovc of interest and utility to sportsmen. 



Some extracts from Selous' books "A Hunter's Wanderings 

 in Africa "and "Great and Small Game of Africa'" have been 

 reproduced by the kind permission of the publishers, Macmillan 



