till 



60 FELIDiE. TIGRIS. 



Order II. FERM 

 Pam. 1. FELID/E. 



LEO. 



Teeth: — Incisors |^ ; Canines ^J; Premolars ~? ; Molars |^j ; =30. 



The Lion. Leo barbarus. 



Felis leo, Cue, Oss. Foss. iv. p. 448. pi. 33. — Blaine, Ost. G. FeUs, 

 pi. 1 (skeleton), pi. (skulls of Felis leo nubicus, F. leo senega- 

 lensis, F. leo indicus, F. leo capensis). — Van der Hoeven, Verz. 

 der Platen, pi. 20. tig. 12 (hind foot).— Owen, Odont. pi. 127. fig. 4 

 (lower jaw of young); Odontology, Article in Encycl. Brit. p. 459. 

 fig. 101 (dentition), fig. 104 (deciduous teeth) ; Orr's Circle of iV 

 Sciences, i. p. 251. fig. 43 (skeleton), 1854. 



Cervical vertebrae 7 



Dorsal 13 



Lumbar 7 



Sacral 3 



Caudal 20 



a. .Skeleton. Africa. 



b. Skull. Africa. 



c. Skull. Africa. 



d. Skull. Africa. 



e. Skull : young. f tion. 



f. Skull : very young. 



g. Skull. 

 *h. Skeleton : female. Asia. 



The Gambian Lion. Leo gambianus. 

 *o. Skull. West Africa. 



TIGRIS. 



Teeth: — Incisors^; Canines ^ ; Premolars ^r ; Molars ^ ; = 30. 



The Tiger. Tigris regalis. 



Felis tigris, Cur., Oss. Foss. pi. 33. figs. 5, 6. 



Felis tigris et sumatiana, Blainv., Ost. G. Felis, pi. 7 (skull). 



a, b. Two skulls. India. Presented by General Hardwicke. 



c. Skull : adult. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



(I. Skull. India. Presented by H. Lacon, Esq. 



e. Skull. India. 



/. Skull? India. 



ij. Skull : young. India. 



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