CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



BUFFALO. 



Hunting camp in Eastern Africa, p. 



Troop of impalla, .... 



Water-antelope, .... 



Saved by a rhinoceros-bird — Buffalo 

 bull, 



Difficult position, .... 



A mud-bath — A foolish shot, . 



Following the spoor, 



The reeds, ! 



Death of a solitary, 



Best place for buffalo-shooting — 

 Good day on the Nkwavuma, 



Anecdote of a lion, 



Two old bulls, .... 



The " strong names," 



A valuable hint, .... 



Following a wounded buffalo, 



Its death, ..... 



A tremendous fusilade — Three troops 

 of buffalo — Curious scene, . 



Large buffalo cow, 



Shooting a rhinoceros-bird — Danger 

 in the reeds, .... 



A furious charge, .... 



Surrounded by buffalo — Honesty of 

 the hunters, .... 



Twenty-nine buffaloes killed — Curi- 

 ous spectacle, .... 



Combat between two bulls, . 24 



Breeding season, .... 



Two curious assertions of native 

 hunters, ...... 



Anecdote of a hunter — The Pongolo, 



Picturesque encampment — The "im- 

 palla- catcher," .... 



Catching a buffalo calf, . 



A miserable coward, 



A serious injury — Species of buffalo, 



The Bombo mountains — The grey 

 monkey — A magnificent view, 



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 



tig-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, . 5S 

 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 



