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Edixhoven, Mr., his kindness to the author, 229, 253

Egg, ostrich, found by Bushmen, 343

Eland, description of an, 254

Elephants, and lions, 64;

example of their courtesy towards buffaloes, 147;

drinking at Sikumi river, 271

Elephants' Haunts, by Captain Faulkner, 227

Elliott, Rev. W. A., at Umshlangeni, the author's experience when staying with, 1882, 176

Elmenteita, in British East Africa, 5;

zebras near, 21

Enduna, a dignity in Matabeleland, 94

Engelbreght, Michael, Boer hunter, 17

story told by, 64

Europe, lions common in, at the time of Herodotus, 83

Eyes, colour of a lion's, 73

Eyesight, necessity of a trained, for hunters, 17;

results of training of, 19

Falls, Victoria, 154;

the "Dett" valley south-east of, 132

Farm devastated by a lioness in Mashunaland, 68

Faulkner, Capt., inyala shot by, near Cape Maclear, 1866, 227

Field, the, Sir Alfred Sharpe's opinion on the tse-tse fly published in, 150

Fleischmann, Max C., his letter to President Roosevelt, 1907, 201

Flies. See Tse-tse fly

Food, favourite, of lions, 64;

of hyÆnas, 103;

of Bushmen, 341

"Foreword" by President Roosevelt, xi-xix

Fortnightly Review, 54

Fountaine, A., and the chetah, 127

Fox, Arctic, hunting of the, 10;

white coat of an, 41

Gazelle, Thomson's, coloration of, 13;

markings of, 23

Gemsbuck, description of the, 256 f.:

the author's hunt after, 258, 265, 267, 287;

nature of the, 268

Giraffe, shape and coloration of a, 26;

the Somali, 28;

seldom killed by lions, 64;

stateliness of the, 205;

a little-drinking animal, 209;

a voiceless animal, 211;

some adventures of the author with, 213, 215;

strong smell of the, 216;

attacked by two leopards, 219;

calves, 221

Glossina morsitans. See Tse-tse fly

Goats, African, unaffected by tse-tse fly disease, 173

Gold found in the Transvaal, 163;

his remarks on the tse-tse fly, 167;

on the Bushmen, 338

Livingstone search expedition, commanded by Lieutenant Young, 1866, 227

Lo Bengula, his account of the tse-tse fly's disappearance, 163;

King of the Matabele, 270

Locusts in Matuta, 231;

in South Central Africa, 1890, 234

Lo Magondi's kraal, 48

Longman, Zulu guide of the author, 233

Lotchi, head Enduna of Induba, convicted of witchcraft, 105

LourenÇo Marques, Delagoa Bay, 253

Lydekker, R., his classification of lions, 78

Mababi plain, 78;

river, 136

Machabi river, an overflow from the Okavango, 136

Mackinnon, Dr., and the troop of lions, 77

Maclear, Cape, inyala shot near, by Capt. Faulkner, 1866, 227

Macloutsie river, buffaloes plentiful along the, 152

Maghaliquain river, game found along the, 1886, 152

Majili river, a tributary of the Zambesi, 54

Makari-kari, rock salt found at, 264

Makololo, Mission sent to, 164

Mammals of India, by Jerdon, on hunting chetahs, 128

Mandy, Frank, and the old slave given to the hyÆnas, 104

Man-Eaters of Tsavo, The, by Colonel Patterson, 49

Manes, lions', differences between, 78

Manicaland, rock-paintings in, 336

Maputa river, formed by the Pongolo and the Usutu, 230

Marico river, 136

Masarwa, or Maseroa, name given by Khama's people to Bushmen, 330

Mashunaland, troubles caused by lions in, 1890, 67;

rock-paintings in, 336

Matabele, courage of the, in attacking lions, 93;

Umziligazi, founder of the nation, 162

Matabeleland, fate of witches in, 107;

Lo Bengula, King of, 270

Matuta, locusts in, 231

Meat, hyÆna flesh considered a choice, by Khama's people, 117

Melons, water-, known to wild animals and used instead of water, 210

Miller, Mr., hunting buffaloes near the Chobi, 1879, 143;

travelling with the author from Tlakani, 313, 317

Mine, coal-, at Wankies, 163

Mission sent to Makololo, fate of the, 164

Missionary Travels, by Dr. Livingstone, 338

Moffat, Dr. Robert, on the languages spoken in South African, 332

Molipololi, hunters from, 208

Molopo river, buffaloes found near the, 136

Moose, colouring of, in winter, 11;

keen sense of hearing of the, 31

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