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another wolf larger than the first, which I rightly took to be the male. He pursued the 

 same tactics as his companion and shared a similar fate. Not more than half a minute was 

 consumed in killing the two animals, and both lay dead on the ground not ten yards apart. 

 Unfortunately I had no scale on which to weigh the beasts, but the male measured 62J 

 inches from point of muzzle to tip of tail." 



TURKEY BUSTARDS. 

 Good Four Barrels. — On llth December, 1880, at the Beacon, Messrs. W. T. Phipps and 



T. Butler got 5 bustards with four barrels. Some of the birds weighed 9 lbs. each. 

 A Chance. — The late Mr. F, Grose, when snipe shooting at Quinsan in April 1881, put up a 



bustard from the lee of a foot-path and knocked him over with a charge of No. 9 shot. 



MIXED BAGS. 



The Best Record for Time. — Mr. H. R. Hearn, who was one of the party, has been kind 

 enough to furnish me with the following particulars of this eventful shoot. 



Date. — Left Shanghai 4th December, 1873. Back in Shanghai 25th December, 

 1873. Began shooting at Pejow on loth December; left Pejow on 2lst December; on 

 l8th, Wheelock and Bridges left for Shanghai, having on the way back one day at 

 Kintang. The shooting was mainly on the Pasejow Creek between Pejow and 

 Haichu. 



Name of Persons. Deer. Psant. Duck. Teal. Siiipe. 



F. A. Groom 28 



T. R. Wheelock... 9 



E. G. Low 12 



J. M. Vickers 13 



H. G. Bridges 5 



H. R. Hearn 7 



74 1,497 15 32 I 2 8 1,629 



The best day's bag was 196 head. 157 head were bagged while in travelling. 

 Weather. — Very fine on the whole. The country was very dry. The birds were shot chiefly 



in the open and among the reeds. 

 Dogs. — All except myself had dogs. 



Ewo Bags. — Mr. John Bell Irving has sent me from Annan the following authoritative 

 particulars of eleven bags made by the Ewo parties in the Wuhu district : — 



1876 1020 head 



1877 1711 „ 



1878 700 „ 



1879 803 „ 



1883... 744 „ 



1884 1045 „ 



1885 1104 „ 



1886 1061 „ 



1888 1300 „ 



1889 2049 „ 



1894 1060 .. 



