Constant queries relating to sjiikar and kindred matters convince me that 
the necessity exists for a small cyclopaedia compiled with the special object of 
helping the sportsman to readily identify his game, understand its habits, know 
when, how, and where to get it, compare his trophies with the records, while 
having ready to hand much other information of particular use and interest to 
him. The identification of a single specimen frequently necessitates reference 
to several standard books on sport and natural history, which means either the 
possession of a library of expensive volumes or delay in getting enquiries 
answered. The object of “ The Indian Field 55 Shikar Book is to supply this 
want by placing in the hands of Indian sportsmen all this information, concisely 
compiled and arranged for easy reference. 
For much of the material contained in the section on Big Game, which has 
been entirely re-written, I am indebted to the works of Jerdon, Blanford, 
Forsyth, Sir Samuel Baker, Colonel A. E. Ward, Major Shakespear, Sanderson, 
“ Raoul,Major-General A. A. Kinloch, E. B. Baker, the records of the British, 
Indian, Madras and other Museums, the Badminton Big Game vols*, the Journals 
