48 Lloyd's natural history. 



when about three years old had a short mane, something like 

 that of an Asiatic Lion ; and the stripes became very indistinct 

 at that age 



Mr. J. Atkins informed Professor Ball that there was a badly 

 stuffed specimen of one cub which was about a year old in the 

 Museum at Salisbury ; and there is another in the Cambridge 

 Museum. From an account quoted by Mr. Harmer it would 

 seem improbable that that particular specimen, had it survived, 

 could have bred. As a matter of fact, it appears, indeed, that 

 none of the cubs ever did breed, though there is no known 

 reason why most of them should not have done so. 



Mr. Atkins thinks that the cubs of the earlier litters died 

 from over-feeding, as when he adopted a different treatment he 

 had no difficulty in Raring them. 



II. THE TIGER. FELIS TIGRIS. 



Felis tigris, Linn., Syst. Nat. ed. 12, vol. i. p. 62 (1766); Elliot, 

 Monograph of Felidae, pi. iii. (1878-83); Blanford, Mamm. 

 Brit. India, p. 58 (1888). 



Tigris regalis. Gray, List Mamm. Brit. Mus. p. 40 (1843); 



id., Cat. Carniv. Mamm. Brit. Mus. p. 10 (1869). 



{Plate IV.) 

 Characters. — Size approximately the same as that of the Lion. 

 Fur on the body and limbs of Indian and Malayan specimens 

 short, but that on the cheeks from behind the ears round the 

 sides of the neck elongated in full-grown males to form an im- 

 perfect ruff; in Siberian examples the whole fur longer and 

 rougher. Tail tapering gradually to the tip, which is devoid 

 of a tuft ; equal in length to about half the head and body. 

 Pupil of the eye round. Skull differing from that of the Lion 

 by the features noticed on page 28. Ground colour of the 

 fur of the upper-parts varying from pale rufous to brownish- 

 yellow ; under-parts white ; the whole of the head and body 



