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PREPARATIONS FOR THE EXPEDITION 
The object of the expedition was primarily to obtain specimens of 
African game for the Smithsonian Institution, and a number of skilful 
taxidermists and naturalists accompanied the party for the purpose of 
preserving and studying the trophies of the trip. It was hoped that 
the expedition would be fortunate enough to discover several new 
species and give the world better and more accurate information about 
those already known. 
No preference of course was to be given one species over another 
except for food purposes. Nevertheless it is only natural that the 
hunter’s interest, as well as the reader’s, should turn to the really big 
game, from which the greatest sport was to be had. 
