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was of the greatest assistance to me. But I 

 found myself so often hampered by incompetent 

 trackers, as well as by my own ignorance, that 

 I determined, when I had gained sufficient 

 experience, to commit that experience to print, 

 in the hope that newcomers might avoid the 

 pitfalls into which I had myself fallen. 



For the rest, I have only to say that I make 

 no pretensions to the possession of literary 

 talent, and beg my readers to excuse the lack 

 of style which I fear the following pages will 

 too surely portray. But I would ask them to 

 believe that everything the book contains is the 

 result of my own observations and experiences, 

 and that I have in no way culled from others 

 either descriptions or facts which I have been 

 unable to corroborate. 



I am indebted to the American Baptist 

 Mission Press, Rangoon, for the excellent map 

 which accompanies this volume. 



It is hoped that the list of shooting localities 

 at the end of the book, and the glossary of 

 Burmese words likely to occur daily in the 

 jungle, will be of use to those who are new to 

 the country. 



G. P. EVANS. 



Strand Hotel, Rangoon, 

 August 25, 1910. 



