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and many smaller. Two cleaned carcase with the heads off, that I weighed, were 
23 lbs. and 18 lbs. 
Gazelles, whether of this or another species, were reported very plentiful in 
the desert between Samarra and Tekrit on the right bank of the Tigris, but 
I never saw any specimens, heads or skins. 
Sus—Sp.—-Wild Boar.—I first came across the Wild Pig of Mesopotamia in 
the thick, thorny and almost impenetrable scrub in some of the loops of 
the R. Tigris on the right bank just downstream of Kut-el-amarah, at the 
end of 1916 and early in ‘1917 ; but as they only came out of the cover by night 
I failed to secure any specimens, though our patrols frequently saw the animals 
after dark. During the pursuit to Bagdad of the defeated Turkish Forces in 
March 1917, Pig were found plentiful on the left bank of the Tigris wherever the 
cover was suitable and though I frequently saw them during my beats for Black 
Partridge I never actually got ashot at any of them. There appeared to be none 
on the Euphrates near Feiuja and the Hindiyeh Barrage, but probably the 
cover was unsuitable. In July and August, 1917, I found them plentiful on a 
small scrub cover island in the middle of the Tigris, a few miles downstream 
of Baghdad. At that time of the year, the river was so low that on the east 
the island was joined to the left bank by a broad, muddy depression in which a 
few shallow pools were situate. At night the Pig used to come and drink 
from these pools as well as from the river itself on ‘the west. On several occa- 
sions on moonlight nights I sat up in “ hides ’’ near the river and pools to try 
and shoot one of these animals, but met with little success. 
_ In September and October 1917 we used to ride them in the country near the 
Shatt-el-adhaim and have great sport, while also a good many were shot. 
They seemed to run bigger than the Indian Boar, and were very plentiful. At 
this time of the year there were many sounders of half grown pigs. These ani- 
mals were quite easy to shoot at night, as there were only a very few pools where 
they came to drink, but by day they were hard to turn out of the cover, which 
was so thick and thorny as to be quite impenetrable in many places. I once 
put up a very large grey Boar by day, but could not get hold of a rifle in time 
to have a shot at him. In the early mornings shortly after dawn one used to 
see small parties returning over the plain to thick scrub and cover in the bed of 
the Adhaim. Ishould have secured afewskulls, but the third element amongst, 
my men, usually smashed them upandeat them. It ought not to be very hard 
to secure specimens and skulls for examination. 
In early 1918 we found Pig plentiful in the thick scrub on the left bank of the. 
Tigris near Daur (North of Samarra). 
