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Another Leopard.— The Kill.— The Vital 

 Point.—" Don't Shake his Tail."— A Fish in 

 a Paddle. — " From Whence did it Come ? " 

 — Effect of Monsoon on Wild Animals.- — 

 A Hand-to- Hand Fight. — Man-eater near 

 Sedasheghur. — He Mocks us.— Officer Killed 

 near Hyderabad by a Tigress . 'p'p. 63-83. 



CHAPTER V. 



Gokern — Pilgrim and Bear. — Propensity of Bears 

 to Get at the Brain. — The Rocks of Taana. — 

 Wild Bees and their Prejudices. — The Bees 

 and the Surveyors. — Approach to Taana. — 

 Its Appearance. — Difficulty of Explaining 

 the History of the Rocks. — The Bison. — Its 

 Appearance. — The Dorsal Ridge. — A Bull of 

 Nineteen Hands. — Another Bull. — A Bison 

 Stalk. — ^Another Encounter. — Invulnerability 

 of the Head. — ^Manoel. — His Courage. — An 

 Instance . . . fp. 84-106. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Sirci. — A Naturalist and His Ways. — Bison's 

 Power of Leaping. — Mr. Ward's Collections. 

 — Bison Calf. — Flying Squirrel. — Ap- 



