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subsequent excursions into the Gir, I principally devoted myself to 

 shooting panthers. The largest of over forty shot by me in and 

 around the Gir was almost a record. Its total length was 7'-8£" 

 and its weight 160 lbs. 



The two photographs on the accompanying plate are those of a 

 Kathiawar lion in captivity at Junagadh. It shows the name 

 well grown, and we have to thank Mr. 0. H. Hill, I.C.S., and 

 Major J. R. Carter for obtaining these interesting photographs, 



