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PART I.—THE LIFE HISTORY OF THE BISON	1
PART II.—THE EXTERMINATION	1
PART III.—THE SMITHSONIAN EXPEDITION FOR SPECIMENS	1
INDEX	1
PREFATORY NOTE.	2
PART I.—LIFE HISTORY OF THE BISON.	2
II. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.	6
III. ABUNDANCE.	15
IV. CHARACTER OF THE SPECIES.	22
V. THE HABITS OF THE BUFFALO.	45
VI. THE FOOD OF THE BISON.	57
VII. MENTAL CAPACITY AND DISPOSITION.	60
VIII. VALUE OF THE BUFFALO TO MAN.	65
IX. THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE BISON TO CATTLE-GROWERS.	82
PART II.—THE EXTERMINATION.	95
II. METHODS OF SLAUGHTER.	96
III. PROGRESS OF THE EXTERMINATION.	117
IV. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE BISON.	147
V. COMPLETENESS OF THE EXTERMINATION.	154
VI. EFFECTS OF THE EXTERMINATION.	159
VII. PRESERVATION OF THE SPECIES FROM ABSOLUTE EXTINCTION.	160
PART III.—THE SMITHSONIAN EXPEDITION FOR MUSEUM SPECIMENS.	162
II. THE HUNT.	167
III. THE MOUNTED GROUP IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM.	179
THE SIX BUFFALOES.	180
THE TAXIDERMIST’S OBJECT LESSONS.	181
INDEX.	181
C.	183
I.	185
L.	185
V.	186

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