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LuTRA VULGARIS, photographed from life 



Frontispiece 



"Otter-grains," or Spear-head .... i6 



''Boatman," by Bachelor— Careless . . 33 



"Dowager," by Bachelor — Doubtless . . 48 

 Dumfriesshire Otter-hounds — Some of 



the Pack 65 



A Useful Type of Hound-van 80 



A Meet of the Essex Otter-hounds . . 97 

 Hounds Held Up for Lunch (Essex O. H.) 112 

 Hounds Swimming the Foil (C. T. O. H.) . 129 

 A Good Stickle (Crowhurst O. H.) . . . 144 

 A Kill with Mr. Courtenay Tracy . . 161 

 Map showing the Otter-hunts and Otter- 

 hound Kennels 182 



