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CHAPTER XIII. 



Bears and Bear-shooting Character and Habits Three Varieties 

 Shooting by Moonlight on Foot Shooting by Day on Foot 

 A Malignant Old Manslayer Beating out Bears from Dens 

 Driving Bears A Remarkably Bad Shot Small and Big 

 Drives Circular Beats Disappointments Good Sport 

 Abundance of Game in the Camp Kitchen 222 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Rhinoceros and Rhinoceros-shooting Three Distinct Varieties in 

 Bengal Their Disappearance from certain Localities in which 

 they were formerly plentiful Tracking Rhinoceros on the 

 Back of an Elephant Rhinoceros- shoo ting with a Line of 

 Elephants Good Sport Numerous about the Sources of the 

 Monass Shooting Rhinoceros in the " Soonderbuns " A 

 Surprise on the March Birds Attendant on Rhinoceros . . . 249 



CHAPTER XV. 



Rhinoceros and Rhinoceros-shooting, continued A Trip to the Sea- 

 face of the " Soonderbuns " Boats and Boating Spotted 

 Deer Wild Hog hunting Crabs on the Beach Abundance of 

 Game A ticklish Position Unexpected Sport with Rhino- 

 ceros A huge Python Porpoises and Sharks Intricate 

 Navigation A Tiger roused Another Rhinoceros killed 

 A Tiger shot Shooting Deer from a Boat Death of a 

 monster Crocodile Big Game near Calcutta A large Rhino- 

 ceros found and lost near Baraipoor Rhinoceros very abun- 

 dant in the " Soonderbuns " Epidemics among Wild Beasts 

 Shooting off Elephants impracticable 259 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Snipe and Snipe- shooting A very Popular Sport in Bengal 

 Snipe abundant in the immediate Vicinity of Calcutta The 

 Reputation of being extremely Unhealthy not deserved by this 

 Sport Certain Rules of Precaution to be observed A Face- 

 tious Gentleman, " who did not live long" A Perfect Boot 

 for Snipe-shooting still a Want Good Shooting-grounds and 

 Good Bags Migration of Snipe Early and Late Bags Good, 

 Bad, and Indifferent Shots Varieties of Snipe in Bengal 

 Sham "Shikarees" A Good Day after a Disappointment A 

 Narrow Escape Annoyance caused by Harriers and other 

 Hawks Unwelcome and Unexpected Encounters 285 



