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SOME TIGER AND PANTHER STORIES 45 



the buffalo's head followed it round. After an 

 hour or so, the tiger departed, and we sat there 

 until the dawn without any further excitement. 

 We heard spotted deer calling in the distance, 

 and the tiger was apparently in pursuit of them. 



I have heard it said, more than once, that a tiger 

 will not kill readily a buffalo with a white blaze 

 on his forehead. The one tied out had a white 

 blaze, and this may have been the reason why 

 the tiger would not attack. There certainly was 

 no other cause apparent. I do not think the 

 tiger could possibly have detected our presence, 

 as we both sat very still and quiet, and the machan 

 was well hidden. 



Some days of waiting and unsuccessful hunting 

 followed, but on the 6th of May a tigress was 

 marked down in the same cover in which I had 

 shot the tiger on the 24th. Fullerton was given 

 the best place, and had a good shot at the tigress, 

 but unfortunately missed. I had two shots at 

 her as she galloped away, but she broke out of 

 the cover to my right and at some distance from 

 me, and I failed to stop her. 



This ended the hunt, and on the 7th of May we 

 struck our tents and started for Nipal Ganj on 

 our return journey to Bahraich. 



The illustrations of the dead tigers and of 

 other scenes during the expedition are reproduced 

 from photographs tciken by Mr. Bird. It was 

 his first tiger-shoot, and he had good fortune and 

 shot very straight. 



