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eater His death Bears near Singareny My colonel 

 kills two and wounds a third Bears at Penconda 

 Shoot two Effect of Express bullet Bears at Mulka- 

 p 00r Bears in Mysore Bout with Bandipore bears 

 Wounded bear dies Antics of wounded bears 

 Inebriated bears Fatal accident with bear Hyber- 

 nating Cold weather shooting trips Wounds 

 inflicted by bears ... ... page 28 



CHAPTER IV. 

 THE PANTHEK (Felis par das]. 



Distribution of Varieties of Black panther at Santawerry 

 Panthers at Secunderabad Sentries and panthers 

 Bolting panthers with dogs The Gun Rock Mowl Ali 

 Porcupines and dogs Spearing panthers Dangers 

 of Death of Colonel Nightingale Sitting up for 

 panthers Shooting pits Kill two panthers Am 

 charged by one Shoot a rogue panther Catch 

 cheetah cub Tame panthers Treachery of 

 Climbing capabilities of ... ... ... ... ... 39 



CHAPTER V. 

 THE PANTHEK (Felis par dm). 



Distinctive markings Three cubs caught Charge by boar 

 The Jamakapett panther Munchipa Our goats 

 killed Dacoits' cave Affray with cheetah Stirring 

 him up Patterson's panther Sad accident to a 

 beater Panther enters my tent Man-eating panther 

 The Loashera panther The Parvutgherry panther 

 The Raghear panther Panther in the Billiga 

 Rungum Hills Not likely to decrease in numbers 

 Annamullay panthers The Bolarum bogus panther 

 The stalker stalked Garas by panther Nocturnal 

 depredations of Braining panthers ... ... 52 



CHAPTER VI. 

 THE TIGEE (Felis tigris). 



Classification of Taming cubs Rani Becomes dangerous 

 Tiger at Poppinapett Gara at Nowsanpully Sit up 

 all night A ghastly vigil How the tiger feeds Man- 



