i66 WILD LIFE IN NORTH CANARA. 



which are to be found on the Nilgher- 

 ries, I must not omit the elephant ; but 

 elephants wander far and wide, and 

 they are but casual visitors on the 

 higher slopes. Some years ago, Mr. 

 Wedderburn, a member of the Madras 

 service, lost his life when elephant 

 shooting on these hills ; he was watch- 

 ing from his concealment the move- 

 ments of an elephant he had wounded, 

 and fancying that he could reach a 

 better position unperceived, left his 

 place and moved across. He was in- 

 stantly seen and chased; the ground 

 was rough, and as he ran he stumbled 

 and fell, and was at once overtaken by 

 the elephant and killed. 



In the deep forest which lies between 

 the western face of the Nilgherries and 



