S- Lloyd's natural histor?. 



the inhabited districts lying between the Zaire and the Quanza. 

 In the district of Benguela it is sufficiently common at 

 Quillengues and Caconda, and during its wanderings fre- 

 quently comes down to the sea-coast. In the district of 

 Mossamedes its presence has been indicated at Capangombe, 

 and more especially on the high plateau extending westwards 

 from the mountain-range of Chella; while in the southern 

 part of this district it has been met with in the littoral zone on 

 the banks of the Rio Coroca." 



Turning once more to Asia, it may be mentioned that a few 

 years ago Lions were still numerous in the reedy swamps on 

 the banks of the Euphrates and Tigris ; while in Persia, to the 

 south of Shiraz, they haunt a reed-clad valley, from which they 

 make forays on the swine kept in numbers in the neighbouring 

 woods and thickets. Within historic times the western range 

 of the Lion was, however, much more extensive, and while it 

 is known to have ranged over Syria and Arabia, it is probable 

 that it was likewise found in Afghanistan and Baluchistan, 

 whereby its present Indian and Persian habitats would have 

 been connected. It is well-known how Herodotus records 

 that the baggage-camels of the army of Xerxes were attacked 

 by Lions in the country of the Pseonians, one of the races of 

 Macedonia ; and there is evidence that these animals formerly 

 ranged over a considerable portion of South-eastern Europe, 

 including Roumania and Greece. 



Many years ago the fossilised remains of a large species 

 of Lion were discovered in the ossiferous deposits of the 

 German caves and described under the name of Felis spelcea; 

 the opinion then being that they indicated a species now 

 extinct. Similar remains have been subsequently obtained 

 from the caverns and superficial river-deposits of other parts 

 of Europe, such as France, Italy, Spain, and England ; but 

 careful examination and comparison has led to the conclusion 



