CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 

 BUFFALO. 



Hunting camp in Eastern Africa, p. 1, 2 

 Troop of inipalla, .... 3 

 Water-antelope, .... 3 

 Saved by a rhinoceros-bird Buffalo 



bull, 4 



Difficult position, .... 5 

 A mud-bath A foolish shot, . . 6 

 Following the spoor, ... 8 



The reeds, 9-12 



Death of a solitary, . . .13 

 Best place for buffalo-shooting 



Good day on the Nkwavuma, . 14 

 Anecdote of a lion, . . .15 

 Two old bulls, .... 16 

 The " strong names," . . .16 

 A valuable hint, . . . .16 

 Following a wounded buffalo, . 17 



Its death, 17 



A tremend ous f usilade Three troops 



of buffalo Curious scene, . . 18 

 Large buffalo cow, . . .19 



Shooting a rhinoceros-bird Danger 



in the reeds, . . . .20 

 A furious charge, . . . .21 

 Surrounded by buffalo Honesty of 



the hunters, . . . .22 

 Twenty-nine buffaloes killed Curi- 

 ous spectacle, . . . .23 

 Combat between two bulls, . 24, 25 

 Breeding season, . . . .26 

 Two curious assertions of native 



hunters, 27 



Anecdote of a hunter The Pongolo, 28 

 Picturesque encampment The "im- 

 palla- catcher," . . . .29 

 Catching a buffalo calf, . . .30 

 A miserable coward, . . .31 

 A serious injury Species of buffalo, 32 

 The Bombo mountains The grey 



monkey A magnificent view, . 34 

 A curious cover Remarkable 

 strength of the buffalo, . . 35 



Description of a forest buffalo Good 



days and bad days, . . p. 36 

 Superstition of the native hunters, 37 

 Extracts from my Journal, . . 38 

 A herd of buffaloes fording a river 



A deadly shot, . . . .39 

 Safe under the massive roots of a 



fig-tree, . . . . .40 

 Finishing off a bull Tenacity of life 

 in large game Blood-marks on 

 the spoor, . . . .41 



Catching sight of the herd, . . 42 

 A vicious charge, . . . .43 

 Killing a cow, . . . .44 

 Natives holding themselves re- 

 sponsible for their master's 

 safety, . . . . .45 

 The orthodox manner of following 



the spoor, . . . . .46 

 Difficulty of tracking, . . .47 

 Wounded buffalo at bay with 



dogs, 48 



Wonderful pluck of a native, . 49, 50 

 Instance of an unprovoked charge 



Terrible wound, . . .51 



Miraculous recovery, . . .52 

 Anecdote of a native hunter and a 



buffalo, .... 53, 54 

 Personal narrow escapes, . . 55 

 Unpleasant predicament, . . 56 

 Killing a buffalo with spears, . .57 

 Adventure with a solitary bull, . 58 

 Called by the rhinoceros-birds The 



first two shots, . , . .59 

 The Nkwavuma, . . . .60 

 I am knocked down and trodden on 

 Shamming death Final escape 

 and victory, . . . 61-63 

 A shot at a critical moment, . . 65 

 Habits of buffaloes, . . 66-68 

 A stunned bull, . . . .69 

 Anecdote of a rogue, . . 70, 71 



