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he got off after a long day, and towards evening I returned 

 to the river and my shikaris boiled me a little rice. This 

 and plenty of I water was my repast." 



"April \th. Went out south of M gaon. After 



going some distance spied a herd of bison. Had some 

 trouble with them, and to my disgust bagged a cow. All the 

 cows here are big and very dark coloured, and it is difficult 

 to pick out the bull. Came on some red deer and bowled 

 one over, which gave us all a run before it was secured. 

 On the way home saw some buffs, but did not go after 

 them. Marked the spot for to-morrow or next day." 



" April i^th. Went out after the buffs, but getting 

 seedy had to return home early in the day." 



"April loth. Went out and had a long day, feeling 

 seedy all the time, but bagged a fine bull-buff." 



"April 2$rd. Went out in the evening, and about sunset 

 came on an immense bull-buff a solitary fellow. Got up to 

 within eighty yards, but being shaky with fever was ner- 

 vous, and hit him too high up. The bull made off with his 

 head up, and getting into the open stood looking about 

 him. Crept up and gave him two more shots but bad 

 ones being incapacitated by this infernal fever. Being 

 late and far from home I turned back." 

 , "April 24.th. Went out for the big bull. Came on him 

 suddenly, after going a long way, but did not get a fair 

 shot. Two miles further on came on him standing in the 

 jungle. Hit him, but he went off slowly. Having been out 

 all day, I returned to camp, six miles, in the evening, 

 getting home very late." 



, " April 25tk. Got again on the bull's tracks, and near 

 Anantpur came on the place where he had been lying down. 

 Beyond this his tracks led to water, and then back into the 

 same stunted Shorea robusta (sal) jungle. All of a sudden 



