Records of Big Game

Annotation

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. There are three main points the great-game Sportsman generally wants to ascertain - Ist, the name of his quarry; zud, how it compares in point of Size with other specimens of the same Species and, 3rd, what is the extent of its geo graphical range. All these he will be able to ascertain from the present work. As in former editions, the finest known specimens of antlers, horns, tusks, and Skins are, SO far as possible, recorded. It is to be regretted that one pair of hands and a steel-tape are not responsible for the measurements of all the actual records. But it has been found impracticable in some instances to verify the measurements of trophies, especially in distant parts of the world; and such records must accordingly be taken on the responsibility of their respective owners or those who have been good enough to measure them. One of the many difficulties in connection with compilations of this nature is due to the Circumstance that different measurements of the same specimen are sometimes received, this often arising from the use of a tape or string instead of a steel-measure.