184 MAMMALIA. [Cuap. VI. 
every step Siribeddi hauled in the slackened rope till she 
brought him fairly up to the foot of the tree, where he 
was made fast by the cooroowe people. A second noose 
was then passed over the other hind-leg, and secured 
like the first, both legs being afterwards hobbled to- 
gether by ropes made from the fibre of the kitool or 
jaggery palm, which, being more flexible than that of 
the coco-nut, occasions less formidable ulcerations. The 
two decoys then ranged themselves, as before, abreast of 
the prisoner on either side, thus enabling Ranghanie to 
stoop under them and noose the two fore-feet as he had 
already done the hind; and these ropes being made fast 
to a tree in front, the capture was complete, and the 
tame elephants and keepers withdrew to repeat the 
operation on another of the herd. 
