VIU CONTEJTTS. 



CHAPTER X. 



THE SHEVEKOYS. 



Departure of the gang. — Our start. — The journey. — Salem. — 

 The Sheveroy hills, and our reception. — Anglo-Indian hospi- 

 tality. — Claret cup. — News of bison and bears. — Googooloo 

 on trail. — We follow. — A bull-bison lost. — The news of bears 

 confirmed. — Their habits described, . . Page 150 



CHAPTER XI. 



BEAK-HUNTING. 



We start for the Bear Hill. — The reconnaissance. — Bears afoot. 

 — Their strongholds invested. — A foraging party surprised. — 

 Two bears die. — Three more afoot. — Another couple yield 

 their spoils. — Desperate encounter with an enraged vixen, 

 who almost proved a Tartar. — " The Old Shekarry" in a fix 

 for a time, but wins the game at last. — The bag of the day. — 

 The return, . . . • . . 163 



CHAPTER XII. 



BOWANI. 



Sankerrydroog An adventure with hyenas. — Bowani.— Alli- 

 gator-fishing. — We start for Andior. — " Gooty," my shooting- 

 pony : his pedigree and achievements. — Small-game shooting. 

 — Antelope-stalking. — Andior. — The monkeys and the Brah- 

 mins. — Murr el-fishing, . . . . .172 



CHAPTER XIII. 



THE COMBEI JUNGLE. 



Early rising. — " Tiger's milk." — A sloth-bear started. — Combei. 

 — Our encampment. — A salt-lick. — Great bag of deer by 

 night. — Ding-ding. — A strange rencontre whilst peafowl- 



