PREFACE. 



HAVING had the honor of holding Commissions 



under Her Most Gracious Majesty's Flag in two 





 Regiments of the Line, as well as appointments in 



the Military Train, and in the Commissariat Depart- 

 ment, I have, in the course of my professional duties, 

 visited many parts of the world. A natural turn for 

 observation of the habits of wild animals, and a dis- 

 like of a wanton destruction of life, has led me to 

 make the best use of my opportunities, whether in 

 the dense forests of Asia, the prairies of North 

 America, the rivers of Japan, the highlands of Mo- 

 rocco, or the vast expanse of the mid-ocean. 



