CONTENTS. 



Difficulty of attaining absolute 

 noiselessness in tracking, . p. 



Hunting with beagles, 



The steinbuck, .... 



The Vaal raebuck — The klip- 

 springer, 



The reed-buck — Its habits, 



The duiker — Its great daring, 



393 



394 

 395 



396 

 397 



3! IS 



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, . 40S 

 Difficulty of killing it. . . . 409 

 Its habits and modes of living, . 410 



The bustard, 410 



Its different 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, . .41(5 



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. — Mammals, 

 II. — Birds, . 



425 

 427 



