CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGB 



Wild Country— Dealings in the Marvellous — Enchanting Mo- 

 ments — The Wild Elephant of Ceylon — ' Rogues ' — Elephant 

 Slaughter — Thick Jungles — Character of the Country — Varie- 

 ties of Game in Ceylon — 'Battery for Ceylon Sport' — The 

 Elk or • Samber Deer ' — Deer-coursing ..... I 



CHAPTER II. 



Newera Ellia — The Turn-out for Elk-hunting — Elk-hunting — 

 Elk turned to Bay— The Boar 25 



CHAPTER III. 



Minneria Lake — Brush with a Bull — An Awkward Vis-a-vis — 

 A Bright Thought— Bull Buffalo Receives his Small Change — 

 What is Man ?— Long Shot with the Four-ounce — Charged by 

 a Herd of Buffaloes — The Four- ounce does Service — The 

 •Lola'— A Woman killed by a Crocodile— Crocodile at Bol- 

 godde" Lake — A Monster Crocodile— Death of a Crocodile 36 



CHAPTER IV. 



Equipment for a Hunting Trip— In Chase of a Herd of Ele- 

 phants — Hard Work — Close Quarters — Six Feet from the 



Muzzle— A Black with a Devil 64 



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