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fifteen garahs out between us for three days and eleven for six days; the amount 
of ground covered can be imagined ; result—one kill by a panther ; there 
was no lack of fresh pugs, but in the cold weather a place where there are 
fresh pugs is the most unlikely spot for a kill as a rule: Twice I should have 
got acertain kill if it had not been for the obstinacy of my shikaris in this 
matter : native shikaris have two articles of faith—one is that itis no use 
tying up unless there are fresh pugs, and another that, if there is no blood, it is 
a miss ; I am glad to say that I converted mine on both these points, I found 
the greatest difficulty in getting information of village animals killed by tigers, 
it was quite the exception for information to be volunteered. Isaw a full- 
grown buffalo which had a narrow escape from a tiger, who must have sadly 
miscalculated his spring, as the buffalo was clawed at the back of its hind 
quarters, one very bad wound involving the anus: I am surprised at the tiger 
attacking a full-grown buffalo, especially as the tiger (which I shot) was only 
@ young one. 
This tiger must at one time have had an encounter with a porcupine in which 
the former did not have all the honours, for, on skinning him, I found pieces 
of porcupine quill, some nearly three inches in length, in his foot, head and 
body ; these had evidently been ina long time, as there was no trace of any 
external wound, and the quills were very much discoloured and worn ; they 
were between the inner layers of the skin, 
Panthers I also found decidedly scarce ; one was the smallest one I have ever 
seen and seemed all tail (I missed it sitting over the kill). I was surprised 
at finding it on the kill when I went to inspect it between one and two o’clock 
in the day. It was a long time before I could make myself understood when 
I wished to enquire about panthers and chital, when neither tendwa or chital 
was understood ; however I at last got hold of the difference, viz., Chitwa for the 
former and Chita for the latter ; this, however, does not seem to work 
everywhere, 
There was a custom in the case of a tiger being shot which was new to me, 
or at least which I do not remember, wiz., when the dead tiger was being 
brought in, the women of the village used to put a rope across the road and 
refuse to let it pass until they received backsheesh ; it would be interesting to 
know when this originated ; I am afraid that they never get any thing out 
of me. 
There is a deal of latent pluck and folly combined about a native ; how 
frequently do we hear of a herd driving off a tiger which has attacked one of 
his cattle with no more formidable weapon than a stick ; a case occurred near 
here only last week ; the tiger, however, resented the interference and made 
for the man, who died of his wounds, 
Bears were fairly numerous, I was having a beat fora tiger on one occasion ; 
behind me was an open space about 300 yards across, then grass ; during the 
beat two bears at different times came close to me; they both behaved in 
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