32 LLOYD'S WgetURAL HISTORY. 
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 Pzonians, 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 eds sfelea ; 
‘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 
