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they are destroyed ; and should they get into a 

 tree, they will remain near it for many days. 



Rajah Futty Narrain resided at Norungabad, 

 and was the keenest native sportsman I ever met 

 with. He shot remarkably well with ball, and 

 sometimes used English rifles ; but he could not 

 shoot so well with them as with a match-lock 

 gun.* 



Wild buffaloes are plentiful in many parts of 

 Bengal, and also in some parts of Bah a. I have 

 never seen how they are destroyed by the natives, 

 but I believe their only method is, shooting them 

 from platforms, trees, boats, or elephants. They 

 are too powerful to be attacked openly, or in any 

 other way. 



Female buffaloes are not naturally inclined to 

 attack men, unless they have calves with them ; 

 they then are fierce, and should be avoided. The 

 bulls are at all times fierce, particularly so when 

 in company with a single female, and they often 

 attack men without any provocation whatever; 



* He enjoyed a Jagier (estate of land) given to him by 

 the East India Company for services rendered them. 



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