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CONTENTS. 



Difficulty of attaining absolute 



noiselessness in tracking, . p. 393 

 Hunting with beagles, . . . 394 

 The steinbuck, . . . .395 

 The Vaal raebuck The klip- 

 springer, 396 



The reed-buck Its habits, . . 397 

 The duiker Its great daring, . 398 



Tenacity of life in the duiker The 



roi raebuck, ... p. 399 

 The ant-eater, .... 400 

 Digging it out of a hole, . .401 



The porcupine The cane-rat A 

 dainty addition to an African bill 



of fare, 402 



Hunting the cane-rat, . . 403-405 



CHAPTER IX. 



GAME BIRDS. 



The ostrich Its feathers, . . 407 

 The pauw Its different species, . 408 

 Difficulty of killing it, . . . 409 

 Its habits and modes of living, . 410 



The bustard 410 



Its ditferent species, . . .411 

 The dikkop The wild turkey, .412 

 The snake-bird, . . . .412 

 Superstition of the natives with re- 

 spect to it, . . . . 413 

 The partridge Its different spe- 

 cies, 413, 414 



The guinea-fowl Its different 



species, 415 



Treeing the young brood, . .416 

 The several varieties of plover, . 417 

 The several varieties of quails The 



snipe, ..... 418 



The different varieties of geese The 



varieties of duck, . . .419 



The pigeon 420 



The goat-sucker Its resemblance 



to the woodcock, . . .421 

 The Cape-lark The crested-crane, . 422 



APPENDIX. 



I. MAMMAL-. 

 II. BIBDS, . 



425 

 427 





