INTRODUCTION 



may go out there to shoot large game, and to such 

 are open the endless hunting - grounds between 

 Little Thibet and Cape Comorin. The collections 

 of trophies which may be made by such are 

 limited only by the amount of time and labour 

 which these fortunate ones of the earth may devote 

 to this pursuit. Let me briefly sketch the distribu- 

 tion of the various species of large game which 

 inhabit this enormous peninsula. 



In the extreme south we find the elephant, tiger, 

 panther, bison, sloth bear, hunting cheetah (rare), 

 sambur, spotted deer, muntjac, Indian antelope, 

 Indian gazelle, four-horned antelope, wolf, wild dog, 

 wild boar, neelghaie, and the Neilgherry ibex, all 

 of which, with the exception of the two last, are also 

 to be found in Mysore. 



Further north than Mysore we come to the 

 Nizam's dominions, or the Deccan, which is one 

 of the best tiger countries in India. Long before 

 we reach these, however, the Neilgherry ibex, whose 

 range is confined to the extreme south, has dis- 

 appeared. Further north still, after the Nerbudda 

 river has been crossed, the wild buffalo must be 

 added to the list, and in Guzerat are to be found 

 the very few specimens of the Indian lion still 

 remaining in the empire. The Sunderbunds at the 

 mouths of the Ganges afford shelter to the Javan 

 rhinoceros, which also occurs in Burmah. The Salt 

 range in the Punjab is the home of the Punjab wild 

 sheep, or oorial ; and Burmah contributes the tsine, 

 and the thamine, as well as many of the animals 

 already mentioned. On yet, and we come to the 



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