Illustrations 



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The foothills and broad rao bed . . . . . . 18 



A herd of chitul file across the nullah bed .... 22 



Tracks of the wild boar . . ..... 24 



Suddenly at ground-level a head appears .... 26 



Plunges madly through the forest . 28 



The Indian lunch-carrier : Pad elephant ready for an evening 



stroll . . ... To face p. 28 



Barasingha does . . 30 



The old barasingha stag led the way 32 



Herd of barasingha leaving the forest to graze .... 34 



A number of pairs of bat-like ears 35 



Tracks of barasingha . . 37 



The midday siesta barasingha . 39 



Young barasingha stags sparring . 40 



A 14-pointer barasingha stag seated at the edge of the tarn . 43 



Chitul stags and doe . . ..... 45 



Chitul tracks . . . ..... 47 



A heavy barasingha head : A 37-inch chitul head To face p. 48 



A herd of chitul on the edge of the forest 50 



Out steps the stag . . .....51 



The long-white scuts of the doe chitul 53 



Sambhar does leaving the jungle to graze . . . . 54 



An old doe will stand on the edge of the forest . . . 55 



Sambhar tracks . . 57 



The thick scuts of the sambhar does 58 



Mother and youngster . . 61 

 Sal forest and open grass area in the Central Provinces : Heavy 



sambhar and chitul heads shot in the Central Provinces 



To face p. 62 



Sambhar stag returning to the forest in the early morning . 64 



Sambhar tracks . . ..... 67 



Sambhar tracks . . ..... 72 



Horns of hog deer : curious sambhar horns . To face p. 74 



Shooting hog deer from the howdah 75 



Tracks of the para or hog deer . 78 



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