BY WILLIAM T. HORNADAY, Superintendent of the National Zoological Park. Inscription Inscription
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
MAPS.
PREFATORY NOTE.
THE EXTERMINATION OF THE AMERICAN BISON, By William T. Hornaday
PART I. LIFE HISTORY OF THE BISON.
I. Discovery of the species.
II. Geographical Distribution.
III. Abundance.
IV. Character of the species.
V. The Habits of the Buffalo.
VI. The Food of the Bison.
VII. Mental Capacity and Disposition.
VIII. Value of the Buffalo to MAN.
IX. The Present Value of the Bison to Cattle-Growers.
PART II. THE EXTERMINATION.
I. Causes of the Extermination.
II. Methods of Slaughter.
III. Progress of the Extermination. A. The Period of Desultory Destruction, from 1730 to 1830.
IV. Congressional Legislation for the Protection of the Bison.
V. Completeness of the Extermination.
VI. Effects of the Extermination.
VII. Preservation of the Species from Absolute Extinction.
PART III. THE SMITHSONIAN EXPEDITION FOR MUSEUM SPECIMENS.
I. The Exploration.
II. The Hunt.
III. The Mounted Group in the National Museum.
