CONTENTS, 



CHAPTER I. 

 ARTIODACTYLA RUMINANTIA: 



BOVID;E SHEEP, GOATS, AND GAZELLES. PAGE 



Ruminantia Che wing the Cud Metaphorical Expression The Complicatrd Stomach : Paunch, Honey-comb Bag, Many- 

 plies, Reed Order of Events in Rumination Feet and Dentition of Ruminants Brain Classification HORNED 

 K! -.VINANTS Divided into two Groups Difference between them BoviD.E Horns Aberrant Members SHEEP 

 AND GOATS General Characteristics Sheep of South- Western Asia Merino Sheep Breeds of Great Britain 

 Dishley, or Improved Leicesters Mr. Bakewell's Description Southdowns, Cheviots, Welsh, and other British 

 Breeds Table of the Importation of Colonial and Foreign Wool into the United Kingdom MARCO POLO'S 

 SHEEP OORIAL SHAPOO MOUFLON AMSION BURHEL AMERICAN ARGALI WILD SHEEP OF BARBARY THE 

 GOAT Compared with the Sheep Descent Cashmere Goat IBEXES PASENG Their remarkable Horns Old 

 Theories as to the Use of the Horns MARKHOOR TAHR GAZELLES General Characteristics Sir Victor Brooke's 

 Classification THE GAZELLE Appearance Habits ARABIAN GAZELLE PERSIAN GAZELLE SOEMM ERING 's 

 GAZELLE GRANT'S GAZELLE SPRINGBOK SAIGA -CHIRU THE PALLAH, OR IMPALLA THE INDIAN ANTELOPE, 

 OR BLACK BUCK 1 



CHAPTER II. 



ARTIODACTYLA RUMINANTIA: 

 novinjE (>nti..:/cd) ANTELOPES. 



THE STETNBOKS : KLIPSPRINGEH, OUREBI, STEINBOK, GRYSBOK, MADOQUA THE BUSH-BUCKS Appearance Distinctive 

 Marks THE FOUR-HORNED ANTELOPES Peculiarity in the Chikarah THE WATER ANTELOPES: NAGOR, REITBOK, 

 LF.CHK, AEQUITOON, SING-SING, WATER-BUCK, POKU, REH-BOK THE ELAND Beef Appearance Captain 

 Cornwallis Harris' Description Hunting -Scarcity THE KOODOO Appearance King of Antelopes ANGAS* 

 HARNESSED ANTELOPE THE HARNESSED ANTELOPES: GUIB-BUSH BUCK, OR UKOUKA Appearance Pluck 



THE BOVINE ANTELOPES THE BUBALINE HARTEBEEST BLESBOK BONTEBOK SASSABY THE GNU 

 Grotesque Appearance Habits BRINDLED GNU THE CAPRINE ANTELOPES SEROW Ungainly Habits GORAL 



CAMBING-OUTAN YAKIN MAZAMA THE CHAMOIS Distribution Appearance Voice Hunted THE 

 ORYXES BLAUBOK SABLE ANTELOPE BAKER'S ANTELOPE ORYX BET.SA BEATRIX GEMSBOK ADDAX . .17 



CHAPTER III. 



ARTIODACTYLA EUMINANTIA: 

 JIOYID.T: (concluded) OXEN, PRONGIIOKN ANTELOPE, MUSK [DEER], AND GIRAFFE. 



THE NYL-GHAU Description Habits THE MUSK Ox Difficulties in associating it Distribution Habits THE 

 Ox Cb.illingb.am Wild Cattle Their Habits Domestic Cattle The Collings, Booth, and Bates Strains- 

 American Breeding Shorthorns, and other Breeds Hungarian Oxen Zebu--Gour Gayal Curious mode 

 of Capturing Gayals Banting THE BISONS Description European Bison, or Aurochs Almost extinct Csesar's 

 Description of it American Bison Distribution Mythical Notions regarding it Their Ferocity and Stupidity 

 " Buffalo " Flesh THE YAK Habits THE BUFFALOES Varieties Description Fight between two Bulls- 

 THE ANOA THE PRONGHORN ANTELOPE Peculiarity as to its Horns and Skull Professor Baird's and Mr. 

 Bartlett's Independent Discovery of the Annual Shedding of the Horns Habits Peculiarity about its Feet 

 Colour Difficulties as to its Position THE MUSK [DEER] Its Perfume Where is it to be placed? Description 

 Habits Hunters for the Perfume Their Sufferings THE GIRAFFE Peculiarities Skull processes Its Neck- 

 Habitat Running power Habits Hunting 29 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE CERVID^, OR ANTLERED RUMINANTS: 

 THE ELK, ELAl'HINE, SUH-ELAJ'HIXE, AND IH'SINE DEEK. 



The Deer Tribe DUtinguishmg Characters Exceptions to the rule The Musk (Deer) and Chinese Water Deer 

 Other Characters of the Cervidze Antlers, their Nature, Growth, and Ch dding The Knob " Velvet "Getting 

 rid of the "Velvet" Full equipment Contests Interlocking Antlers Distribution C'assification Develop- 

 ment of Antlers in the Common RED DEER Explanation of the various stages Splendid "Heads" Simple 

 and Complex Antlers Types of Antlers THE ELK, OR MOOSE DEER Appearance Antlers Habits Hunting 

 THE EL.VPHINE DEER THE RED DEER Distribution Appearance Hunting- THK WAPITI Acting of the 

 Fawns THK PERSIAN DEER, OR MARAL THE CASHMERIAN DEER, OR BARASINC HA Habits and General 



