252 WILD SPORTS OF BURMA AND ASSAM 



ground whilst in the pursuit of big game. Thanks, however, 

 to a good constitution I pulled through and recovered in four 

 or five days. 



The following is a list in detail of articles under different 

 heads requisite for a sporting expedition into Burma : 



Wearing Apparel. 



Three shooting-suits made of some strong untearable 

 material such as gabardine, khaki-cord, or shooting-cloth ; the 

 first named may be purchased from Messrs. Burberrys, 30 Hay- 

 market, London. The knicker-bockers should be loose and 

 baggy at the knees. 



Three pairs of gaiters to match suit ; these should not be 

 made of leather unless it is very soft like sambur skin, as the 

 noise made against hard leather gaiters by leaves and branches 

 while you are stalking game through bush and undergrowth 

 is very distinct. A light green-coloured shooting-cloth 

 during the rainy season when everything is green, or a dirty 

 brown for the hot weather, should be worn. Personally, 

 I preferred the following kit : an ordinary pair of strong, 

 dark blue cotton Chinese or so-called Shan "baungbees" 

 or bags, pulled up short till the ends are hanging a couple of 

 inches below the knee to prevent tripping when running or 

 jumping obstacles, and hitched up round the waist by a spring 

 or elastic or leather belt. A strong pair of box-cloth or dark- 

 coloured canvas gaiters worn from the knees to the ankles 

 over the boot. This, with a woollen banian, cholera-belt, a 

 strong dark or light green-coloured, untearable shooting- 

 jacket, together with a pair of light strong boots with canvas 

 or leather uppers, and a brown Ellwood's shikar-hat, usually 

 comprised the rest of my shooting attire the coolest, most 

 convenient, and least cumbrous in every way. These 

 " baungbees " or trousers, which, by the way, may be had in 

 silk as well as cotton, may be purchased from any Chinese, 

 Shan, or native shop, for about Rs.io or Rs.i2. I am not 

 prepared to recommend any new-comer to try this par- 

 ticular article of wearing apparel, first, because it would 



