LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



FACING PAQB 



The Tiger Slayer — His Shikaris and Some Trophies Frontispiece 



A Noble Trophy , , 48 



Bull Buffalo (Central Provinces) 48 



Panther (Khandesh) — A Nasty Customer 72 



A Fine Bison bagged 82 



Bull Bison (Khandesh), shot with -360 Express .... 90 



The Bear, shot with -360 Express 90 



Chetul or Spotted Deer 92 



A Sambar (Central Provinces) 92 



Snake-charmer with live Cobra 102 



Ali Murad, Chief of Khairpur (Baluchistan) 108 



Ibex (Baluchistan) 109 



My Finest Koodoo Bull 109 



A Shooting Camp 118 



The Indian Boar 119 



Approaching Tigerhood : " Billy " the Cub 119 



Skinning a Tiger 148 



Trophy Room, Looking East 150 



Trophy Room, Looking West 150 



A Jungle Scene (Khandesh) 152 



The Morning Bath, " Motee " and " Pir Bux " 153 



My Camp in Elephant Country (Harawa Valley) .... 166 



Lesser Koodoo Bull (Africa) 170 



Waller's Gazelle (Africa) 170 



Oryx Bull (Africa) 174 



Hartebeest (Africa) 174 



A Sommering Gazelle (Africa) 176 



Gazelle Naso (Africa) 176 



Black-maned Lion (Africa) 178 



My First Lion (Africa) 178 



Bull Elephant (Africa) 182 



The Sleep of Death (African Bull Elephant) 182 



The Vicious Cow Elephant (Africa) 188 



Victors and Vanquished 192 



Tigress and her Cubs 232 



xxii 



