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in numbers ; certainly his range is becoming greatly con- 

 tracted. He is one of the most harmless animals in the whole 

 world to the industry of man, and, fairly hunted, affords per- 

 haps the best sport in India ; it would be a pity, then, if 

 his numbers should be .unduly diminished by unsportsmanlike 

 conduct. 



