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... nearly every work on Ceylon ; but the real character of the wild sports of this island has never been described , because the writers have never been acquainted with each separate branch of the Ceylon chase . A residence of many years ...
... nearly every work on Ceylon ; but the real character of the wild sports of this island has never been described , because the writers have never been acquainted with each separate branch of the Ceylon chase . A residence of many years ...
Page 16
... con- tinue the pursuit , hunt the remaining portion of the herd down till one by one they have nearly all fallen to the bullet , X. , Y. , Z. will have had THICK JUNGLES . 17 enough of it ; they will 16 THE RIFLE AND HOUND IN CEYLON .
... con- tinue the pursuit , hunt the remaining portion of the herd down till one by one they have nearly all fallen to the bullet , X. , Y. , Z. will have had THICK JUNGLES . 17 enough of it ; they will 16 THE RIFLE AND HOUND IN CEYLON .
Page 23
... nearly the same precision as a rifle ; but in a country full of various large game , there is no certainty , when the ball is rammed down , at what object it is to be aimed . A buffalo or deer may cross the path at a hun- dred yards ...
... nearly the same precision as a rifle ; but in a country full of various large game , there is no certainty , when the ball is rammed down , at what object it is to be aimed . A buffalo or deer may cross the path at a hun- dred yards ...
Page 31
... nearly 9000 feet . Alternate large plains , separated by belts of forest , rapid rivers , waterfalls , precipices , and pa- noramic views of boundless extent , form the features of this country , which , combined with the sports of the ...
... nearly 9000 feet . Alternate large plains , separated by belts of forest , rapid rivers , waterfalls , precipices , and pa- noramic views of boundless extent , form the features of this country , which , combined with the sports of the ...
Page 40
... nearly every good seizer is being killed by a boar . The better the dog the more likely he is to be killed , as he will be the first to lead the attack , and in thick jungle he has no chance of escaping from a wound . CHAP . III ...
... nearly every good seizer is being killed by a boar . The better the dog the more likely he is to be killed , as he will be the first to lead the attack , and in thick jungle he has no chance of escaping from a wound . CHAP . III ...
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animal arrived Badulla ball Banda bank barrel Batticaloa boar Bran buck buffalos bull Ceylon charge chase chéna close coolies dead deep deer dense distance dogs Edinburgh Review Edition Engravings feet fired formed four-ounce rifle full speed greyhounds ground gun-bearers guns head heard herd high grass hill horses hounds hundred yards hunting immediately instant JAMES AUGUSTUS ST JUNGLE TRIP Kandy Killbuck killed lake lemon-grass length lost dogs miles Minneria morocco mountain natives Newera Ellia numerous old Smut open forest pack Palliser passed patinas phant plain Post 8vo price 21s Price One Shilling retreat river rocks rogue elephant rushed shooting shot shoulder side sport spot stalked stood suddenly tank tent thick jungle THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY thorny jungle took trackers trees trunk turned Veddah venison village vols whole wild wind Wood Engravings Woodcuts Wortley wounded
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