ADYERTISEMENT 



The fondness the English gentry have for man- 

 ly sports is proverbial, and this national taste has 

 the Ijest possible means of encouragement, in the 

 adventurous life necessarily pursued by officers of 

 an army which has its outposts in every part of the 

 globe. 



The author of this little volume in the course of 

 his military service had, consequently, the oppor- 

 tunity and exceeding pleasure of indulging in 

 almost every variety of manly sport, the pursuit of 

 which characterizes the accomplished gentleman. 



His intellectual tastes led him in early life to 

 the studies of natural history, and his field enjoy- 

 ments opened wide the arcana of nature — so that 

 he combined within himself the double satisfaction 

 of the true sportsman and the intelligent disciple 

 of nature. 



After many years of absence he returned to 

 London, and in the leisure courted after long ac- 



