92 TIGERS. 



Small birds often do when they are flying 

 after a hawk, kite, or owl.* 



The Classic felt a little alarmed when the 

 owl began hooting, but as soon as he heard 

 the Pheall, he tremblingly put his hand on 

 my shoulder, [a liberty no native would pre- 

 sume to take unless actuated by excess of 

 fear or danger,] and begged for God's sake, 

 that I would not fire at the tiger, observing, 

 that if I did, one of us would certainly be kil- 

 led, and that the owl's hooting over us was 

 ominous. The excessive gloominess of the 

 place, and the dead silence that prevailed, 

 unless when interrupted by the dismal cry of 

 the single jackal, or hooting of the owl, made 

 me feel uncomfortable, yet I determined to 

 fire at the tiger, if I should see him within 

 a short distance, confiding in our security, 



* Tigers and other animals of prey are often discoYer- 

 cd by the screeching of lapwings, or the croaking of 

 crows, or ravens. The former are numerous throughout 

 the jungles, and they often follow a tiger for hours. 



