x PREFACE 



showing his prowess. Many stories bear out 

 this assertion ; most of them of the author's 

 own personal experience. He cannot hold him- 

 self responsible for all the adventures related to 

 him by trappers and others, but where the names 

 of authorities have been given, they are sufficient 

 guarantee. 



In conclusion, the author has to acknowledge 

 his indebtedness to President Roosevelt and 

 others whom he has quoted. Mr. Lydekker 

 has looked through the zoological portions of 

 the book and is responsible for the nomenclature 

 of it. The illustrations are by Harington Bird. 



