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pony Scarcity of man-eaters Benkipore man-eater 

 Kargeehully ravine Beaters form groups Hyena 

 mistaken for tiger Eesult Large tiger at Benkipore 

 Swims river Returns Stampede Shoot tigress at 

 Komalapully March to Rajavole Joined by Colonel 

 Russell Gara Tiger escapes Another gar a Same 

 result Tiger's tactics Two more garas Arrange- 

 ments for beat Tiger shot Mankote Penconda 

 Pakhal lake Variety of game Chundraopett 

 Bobbery elephant Tiger marked down Charges 

 Death of the Romper Tiger shooting not necessarily 

 dangerous Staunch elephants scarce Shooting 

 tigers on foot Death of Doig Devaroy Droog 

 Shoot a beater His recovery Sporting parties 

 Adventure with boar Small rope useful . . . page 96 



CHAPTER IX. 

 .THE INDIAN BISON (Gavam gaurus}. 



A King of Beeves Habitat Measurements of Danger 

 of stalking solitary bulls Bison on the Baba Boodens 

 Stalking in open Trip to Annamullays Virgin forest 

 Toonacudavoo Carders Their chiefs Mulsers 

 Plan of operations Poolakul Nocturnal noises 

 Tracking Diffidence of Carders Strike a trail Fire 

 a snap-shot Wounded bison Heavy rain Shoot 

 muntjack deer Leeches Aggressive monkey 

 Wound bull He charges and is killed Fresh tracks 

 Wound and kill another bison Am nearly brained by 

 a monkey Bison meat Flowering of bamboo Famine 

 Tiger visits us ... ... ... ... 118 



CHAPTER X. 

 THE BISON (GavcBus gaurus}. 



Is a hill animal Bison fly Smell of bison Return to 

 Toonacudavoo Good sport Lose several wounded 

 Walk into a herd Wounded bull Saturnalia in camp 

 Shoot a bison Our guide loses the way Night in 

 the Currian Sholah Wild dogs Carders arrive Fire 



