Excerpt from Catalogue of the Heads and Horns of Indian Big Game Bequeathed by A. O. Hume, C. B., To the British Museum The late Mr. Allan Octavian Hume, c.b., who bequeathed the Collection, had been a benefactor of the Museum for many years. The Indian Mammals which he had presented were Specially valuable, while his collection of Skins and eggs of Birds from various parts of the Indian Empire, given nearly thirty years ago, consisted of some specimens, and was described by the late Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe as one of the most splendid donations ever made to the' Nation. Mr. Hume kept the finest specimens of the heads of Big Game in his own possession until his death, and it is these specimens to which the present work principally refers. It is hoped that the Catalogue will be useful to sportsmen and others who are interested in the larger Mammals of our Indian Empire, but it will in any case serve the purpose of directing attention to the gifts of a generous benefactor and of associating his name permanently with the official publications of the Museum. The thanks of the Trustees are due to Rowland Ward, Limited, for permission to use Figs. 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, which were taken from the specimens in question, while they were still in Mr. Hume's possession, for the illustration of Records of Big Game. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.