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taken, I ground upou the fact of having lived five years 

 ill tlie bush, my sole occupation shooting and fishing ; 

 and as I have stated very little from hearsay, but nearly 

 all from actual observation, the truth of all I have stated 

 may be relied on. I have no intention of instructing the 

 colonial sportsman, — my only wish is to amuse the sports- 

 man at home. If this object is attained, and if every one 

 who opens this little work feels half the pleasure in its 

 perusal that I have done in writing it, I am satisfied. 

 AVith this hope, and with best wishes for the welfare of 

 all the old mates and friends I left behind me in the 

 bush — and I did not know there were so many till I had 

 to take leave of them — I shall close my slight notices of 

 the field sports and fauna of Australia relis. 



