PREFACE 



XV 



that will be so precious towards the hour of sunset. 

 In my travels, I met many delightful men and one 

 great one. I am still uncertain whether that 

 magnificent creature, the tarpon, or the man whose 

 motto might surely be Rem strenuus aitge ! was the 

 bigger creation. 



With my camera, a costly and complicated re- 

 flex instrument, I had early quarrel, and in conse- 

 quence I was compelled to seek assistance from 

 many friends, who responded generously to the 

 call. In this connection, as well as for other help 

 by the way, I have to tender my best thanks to 

 Colonel Gorgas, Mr Hornaday, Director of the 

 Zoological Park, Mr Townsend, Director of the 

 New York Aquarium, Mr Lychenheim of Havana, 

 Mr Aston Gardner of Kingston, Mr G. H. Rams- 

 bottom, Mr J. Turner Turner, Mr Fearon of Carta- 

 gena, Mr Fishbaugh of the Canal Zone, Panama, 

 and Mr Skinner of Port of Spain, Trinidad. 



A gallery of photographs thus collected from 

 many cameras inevitably lacks the continuity of a 

 series of studies specially taken^ such as I had 

 hoped to present, but many of the individual results 

 are better than I should have obtained^ for the 

 resident photographer is enabled to seize just the 

 most favourable moment, and to avail himself of 

 actinic conditions not vouchsafed to him who comes 

 to-day and goes to-morrow. F r A 



Teignmouth, Devon, 

 Midsummer 1907. 



