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African Nature Notes and Reminiscences

Chapter 26: Transcriber's Note
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A set of natural-history essays and reminiscences that blend field anecdotes, hunting narratives, and observational studies from African landscapes. The author records encounters with big game—lions, leopards, giraffes, rhinoceroses and crocodiles—alongside discussions of parasites, protective coloration, and environmental effects on mammal behavior. Chapters range from vivid, often dramatic episode accounts to practical tracking notes and reflective analyses informed by long personal experience, supplemented by occasional eyewitness contributions and illustrations that aim to convey both the excitement of pursuit and the subtleties of animal life.

Transcriber's Note

Archaic, dialectical and unusual spellings have been maintained. Obvious misprints have been fixed. Please note that the block quotations from other sources, such as the "Foreword" tend to have different dialectical spellings. Changes are indicated below and in the text with a mouse-over like this.

The links in the List of Illustrations point to the illustrations, which may have been moved a page or two away from the indicated page.

The cover of this ebook was developed by Linda Hamilton at pgdp.net, and is in the public domain.

The photographs of the struggle between a rhinoceros and a crocodile were extremely poor quality in the original book, and the third is blurred.

Details of the changes:

Page xi In this ebook:remote wilderness. Throughout historic time it has
Originally:remote wilderness. Thru-out historic time it has
Page xix In this ebook:in order, as I thoroughly believe,
Originally:in order, as I thoroly believe,
Page 9 In this ebook:The musk ox retains its dark brown coat
Originally:The musk ox retains it dark brown coat
Page 17 In this ebook:make good his hold with one of his fore-paws over
Originally:make good his hold with one of his forepaws over
Page 27 In this ebook:a wide expanse of wait-a-bit thorn scrub
Originally:a wide expanse of wait-a-bit-thorn scrub
Page 63 In this ebook:I do not know. Possibly the eagerness of
Originally:I do no know. Possibly the eagerness of
Page 71 In this ebook:most of them were absolutely untouched by the
Originally:most of them were absoultely untouched by the
Page 190 In this ebook:to Matabeleland, through an uninhabited piece of
Originally:to Matabeland, through an uninhabited piece of
Page 198 In this ebook:Elgin on the game of the East Africa Protectorate
Originally:Elgin on the game of the East Africa Proctectorate
Page 225 In this ebook:and the magnificence of its skin. Its horns almost
Originally:and the magificence of its skin. Its horns almost
Page 233 In this ebook:Amatonga women; for, in this part of the country,
Originally:Amatonga women; for, in in this part of the country,
Page 253 In this ebook:in a patch of thick bush. The country was
Originally:in a patch of thich bush. The country was
Page 287 In this ebook:had left it. An examination of the ground, however,
Originally:had left it. An examimation of the ground, however,
Page 318 In this ebook:the road from Shoshong to Pandamatenka crossed
Originally:the road from Shoshung to Pandamatenka crossed
Page 355 In this ebook:Roosevelt, President, "Foreword" by, xi-xix;
Originally:Roosevelt, President, "Foreward" by, xi-xix;