HUNTING & SHOOTING IN CEYLON 



deep " woo " of the great imperial pigeon, or the low sweet 

 " coo-oo " of the bronze-wing, diversified by the guttural 

 " boom " of the Wanderoo monkeys, or the harsh chatter of 

 the little red monkeys. From the depth of the forest one 

 hears occasionally the deep throaty alarm note of the elk, or 

 the sharp dog-like bark of the little red deer, or one may 

 be lucky enough to hear the quaint cries of a wandering 

 bear, or the grunting roar of the leopard. 



An occasional crash in the undergrowth may denote an 

 elephant retiring leisurely to the welcome shade as soon as 

 the sun makes its appearance, whilst the deer still loiter on 

 the outskirts of the jungle. 



Enter the forest, however, making your way into the 

 depths, and you will soon find you are leaving all sounds 

 of life behind you. 



Nothing seems to exist in the sombre depths not a 

 bird or animal, and you will only occasionally see a track of 

 a wandering elephant, or of a bear in search of honey. 



The silence is profound and depressing, great relief 

 being experienced on once more coming within sound of 

 the animated life of the outskirts, and of the open country 

 beyond. 



The grassy " parks " afford a never-ending pleasure, 

 with their lovely glades of greenest grass set off by the dark 

 forest background, and in their turn setting off the herds 

 of lovely spotted deer which seem above all to be the right 

 animals in the right place, for it is peculiarly their country, 

 and any other animal seems like an interloper. Those who 

 have once experienced it will " hear the jungle a-calling " 

 as long as health and strength endure. 



Mr. Theodore S. Van Dyke, an American writer on 

 sporting subjects, in his book " The Still Hunter," makes 

 the following trenchant observations on deer or antelope 



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