VI PREFACE. 



modern hunters. In 1909-1910 he organized and accompanied 

 Mr. Roosevelt's hunting expedition in British East Africa. 



In one of his later books, ' African Nature Notes and 

 Reminiscences,' Selous summarized his vast stores of knowledge 

 about many of the noblest of the African wild game ; and he 

 wrote also two books dealing with his adventures in Asia Minor 

 and in North America. All his books are written in a spirit of 

 transparent honesty and in a simple and direct style, reflecting the 

 character of the author, wliose straiglitforwardness, integrity, 

 hospitality, and kindness of heart were as well known to hosts of 

 friends as the qualities which made hiin so successful a hunter. 

 At his house at Worplesdon he built a special museum foi- his 

 numerous trophies; and nothing pleased him better than to show 

 visitors over this building', except, perhaps, the acquisition of fresh 

 additions to it." 



A niemorial to Selous was presented to the Natural History 

 Museum by the subscribers, and was unveiled at a public ceremony 

 on June 10th, 1920. It is the work of the late Mr. W. 11. Colton, 

 U.A., and consists of a bust in bronze in a granite setting with a 

 plaque below depicting some 'of the better known species of African 

 Big Grame. The stone is a block of syenite from Bon Accord 

 Quarry, presented by the Union Government of South Africa. 



Selous gave the Museum a number of Big Game and other 

 mammals, but his main collection was presented by Mrs. Selous in 

 1919. The majority of the specimens are heads of adult males, 

 and these have been arranged on the walls of the corridors on the 

 first floor of the building under the supervision of Captain J. Q. 

 DoUman, who has written the Catalogue, which it is hoped may 

 prove of interest and utility to sportsmen. 



Some extracts from Selous' books " A Hunter's Wanderings 

 in Africa " and " Great and Small Game of Africa " have been 

 reproduced by the kind permission of the publishers, Macmillan 



