11 JANUARY 1930, Page 30

" The most fascinating feature of hunting game is tracking."

Thus Mr. Denis D. Lyell in The Hunting and Spoor of Central African Game. Hunting, not killing, is Mr. Lyell's sport, and he has many wise words to say on hunting ethics, and on the cardinal rules which all sportsmen should obey. The book is modestly written, and professes to be for beginners, but experienced hunters might take many of its maxims to heart. All that a novice need know is here, though we doubt the value of representations of spoor, which, excellent though they are, would not help him so much in real life. It is a pity that Mr. Lyell should conclude. -with some irrelevant remarks on human coloration, without telling us whether in this case it is " elusive " or " protective."