74 Anecdotal Natural History. 



tenacious bird-lime fixing the cone over his head, and 

 preventing him from seeing. After a short time he is 

 exhausted by his struggles, and is then easily secured. 



In much the same manner tigers are often 

 captured. 



A number of the broad leaves of the prai^s-\xo.& are 

 secured, and thickly smeared with bird-lime. These 

 are laid in the animal's path, the hunter concealing 

 himself in the neighbourhood. 



The tiger passes along, and treads upon one of the 

 prepared leaves, which adheres to his foot. Not being 

 able to remove it, he rubs his paw against his head, after 

 the fashion of the cats, thereby transferring the sticky 

 substance to his ears and eyes. By this time he has 

 trodden upon more leaves, which serve to still further 

 incommode him, and he struggles to free himself from 

 the mysterious substance, rolling upon the ground in 

 his efforts, until he has completely covered himself with 

 the bird-lime. Guided by his voice and struggles, the 

 hunters come up and despatch him without difficulty. 



Sometimes a building resembling a huge mousetrap 

 is constructed, and baited with a sheep or goat, which 

 is placed in an inner chamber, so that it cannot be 

 reached from the outside by the claws of the tiger ; or 

 a large bamboo cage is built, the hunter taking up 

 his position inside, and spearing his foe through the 

 bars as he ventures to attack. 



Sometimes a large bamboo platform is erected near 

 the haunts of the animal, on the summit of which the 

 hunter takes up his station, firing at the creature the 

 moment it appears. Even should the wound not prove 

 instantaneously fatal, and the tiger attack him, he is in 

 perfect safety, being above the reach of its claws, while 

 the polished bamboo affords no foothold to his in- 

 furiated enemy, who is easily killed by a second shot. 



When a hunter has been fortunate enough to kill a 



