CONTENTS 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS .... Page xv 



INTRODUCTION ... . xix 



CHAPTER I 



ARMS AND OUTFIT 



Large-bore arms : Express and Metford Their ammunition Various pro- 

 jectiles, their respective values and uses Explosive bullet useless The 

 expansive bullet Varieties of sights and locks Rockets Traps 

 Luminous sights, Bengal lights, various accessories Telescope and 

 night field - glass Water - bottles Dress and hunting outfit Photo- 

 graphic apparatus The departure . . . . . 1 



CHAPTER II 



ARRIVAL IN AFRICA HUNTING PREPARATIONS MY ASSISTANTS 



MY METHODS 



At Chiromo Winter season Arrival of my men Their portraits, their 

 aptitudes, and their devotion Work in the woods Duties of each 

 person Systematic methods of hunting Studies preliminary to night- 

 watches ........ 15 



CHAPTER III 



TRIALS WITH THE SMALL-BORE RIFLE CHANGE OF DISTRICT 



COMMENCEMENT OF SPORT 



Shooting in the neighbourhood of Chiromo Eland, hippopotamus, and 

 crocodile Encampment on the Upper Kapoche Wild nature The fula 

 Buffalo-hunting The man-eater His death . . .28 



