. Jungle by-ways in India; leaves from the note-book of a sportsman and a naturalist. Hunting; Natural history. '2>-0' '« CHAPTER V Hyaena, jackal, and wild dog—Jackal—Habits—A useful scavenger —Pelt—The hysena—Distribution and habits—Food—Cowardly nature—Hyjena pugs—Hytena in a beat—Wild dog—A ganae- destroyer—Distribution—Methods of hunting game—Immune to poison—Should be shot on sight. HY^NA, JACKAL, AND WILD DOG A LTHOUGH the hysena (Hycsna striata), / % jackal (Canis aureus), and wild dog / % (Cyon dukhunensis) yield no trophies, as the word is commonly accepted amongst sports


. Jungle by-ways in India; leaves from the note-book of a sportsman and a naturalist. Hunting; Natural history. '2>-0' '« CHAPTER V Hyaena, jackal, and wild dog—Jackal—Habits—A useful scavenger —Pelt—The hysena—Distribution and habits—Food—Cowardly nature—Hyjena pugs—Hytena in a beat—Wild dog—A ganae- destroyer—Distribution—Methods of hunting game—Immune to poison—Should be shot on sight. HY^NA, JACKAL, AND WILD DOG A LTHOUGH the hysena (Hycsna striata), / % jackal (Canis aureus), and wild dog / % (Cyon dukhunensis) yield no trophies, as the word is commonly accepted amongst sportsmen, a book dealing with the larger animals of India's jungles would scarcely be complete without a mention being made of these common inhabitants of the country's vast waste tracts. Amongst the three the wild dog assumes a pre-eminence, and is known to every shikari, owing to the very large mortality it causes 297. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stebbing, Edward Percy, 1870-1960. London, J. Lane; New York, J. Lane company


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