146 THE SHIKARI 



rocks. I can't understand it, can you, sir?" Merely 

 climbing rocks was his idea of the sport of moun- 

 taineering. 



Measuring Trophies.— One of the most important 

 matters, if not the most important, that the big-game 

 hunter wants to know next to the shooting and pre- 

 serving of his trophies is how to measure the horns, 

 tusks, teeth, etc., accurately and in the approved 

 way. 



This is by no means easy to convey lucidly in a 

 few lines, as big game is variously formed, and two 

 animals almost identical need to be measured 

 differently. 



These measurements have been divided into nine 

 groups, with their variations — i.e., eighteen altogether. 

 It has been thought a good plan to place these in a 

 sort of key, so that the beginner or even the experienced 

 hunter can at a glance and with a minimum of trouble 

 see under which measurement his particular trophy has 

 to be classed. 



Not every species throughout the world can be 

 mentioned, but under one or other of the headings 

 will be found a family into which any known game 

 animal will naturally fall ; so that if the general name 

 of the beast be known, such as reed-buck, gazelle, 

 deer, etc., little or no difficulty should be experienced 

 in deciding under which heading it has to be 

 measured. 



The following is the key : — 



