mountain reed buck, red duiker.

Of game birds there are: five kinds of francolin, two kinds
of knorhaan, sand grouse, quail and crested paauw.

The most destructive of the carnivora are lions, leopards,
chitas, hunting dogs, caracals and servals.

Baboons, porcupines, &c., being destructive in various ways,
are considered to be vermin.

Vermin have perceptibly decreased during the last few years,
in spite of the fact that the game has increased at the rate
of fully 10 per cent, per annum.

About 1,500 head of vermin, on an average, are destroyed
annually. The figures for 1910 included 21 lions, 24
leopards, 31 wild dogs, &c., the balance being made up of
chetahs, caracals, servals, civets, genets, wild cats,
hyenas, jackals, otters, baboons, crocodiles, pythons and
birds of prey.

There were 133 prosecutions for infringement of the
regulations, all against natives.

Dr. Charles W. Townsend, Boston, Mass., an eminent ornithologist,
says:

I have just read with much interest your Address on _Animal
Sanctuaries in Labrador_, and wish to tell you how fully I