CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 

 THE BEAK (Ursus labiatus). 



Indian varieties of Burmese bear Sloth bears Food of 

 Difficulty in aiming at correctly Methods of shooting 

 the Beat at Poppinapett Wounded bear charges 

 Nearly shot by a friend Shoot first bear Mad jackal 

 See a tiger Bokur Bears numerous at Scouting 

 for Longevity of The Tairbund Man-killers 

 Baliyah nearly caught Absurd scene Bears marked 

 down Am nearly scragged Finale Triumphal pro- 

 cession of villagers ... ... ... page I 



CHAPTER II. 

 THE BEAE (Ursus labiatus). 



The big bear of Burbose Is shot by Poulton Bear at Loa- 

 shera Spearing tournament The bear is victorious 

 Shoot she-bear and capture cub Cub routs our 

 visitors Murrel fishing March to Mowtool Affair 

 with bear Bear spearing by Colonel Nightingale 

 Dislike of horses to Jamakapett Bears' Paradise 

 Shoot three bears Expenditure of ammunition A 

 warm corner Kill three more bears Capture cub 

 Pugnacity of bears Peculiar bone Its properties 

 Bears reputed to kidnap women Bear spear... .,, 15 



CHAPTER III. 

 THE BEAE (Ursus labiatus). 



A long-lived bear Elephant's game of football Rajumpett 

 Baban Sahib the sorcerer Bear marked down 

 Baban's behaviour Shoot the bear Cholera Ullee- 

 poor Former experiences there The Ulleepoor man- 



