MAMMALIA OF INDIA. 
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The wild boar of Europe apparently extends to the limits sometimes 
reached by Indian sportsmen. It is found in Persia, and specimens 
were brought back from Kashgar by the Yarkand Mission in 1873-74. 
The only divergence which these specimens showed from the European 
boar was the darker colour of the feet and legs, which were nearly black. 
No. 434. Sus INDICcUS. 
The Indian Boar ( Jerdon’s No. 215). 
Native NaMes.— Soor or Svar, Burayanwar, or Bad-janwar, Barha, 
Hindi; Duwkar, Mahratti; Paddi, Gondi; Pand:, Telegu; Hand, 
Mikka, fewadi, Canarese ; Azs of the Bhaugulpore hill-tribes ; Zan-zwet, 
Burmese ; WValura, Singhalese. 
Sus Indicus. 
Haszirat.—Throughout India, from a considerable elevation (12,000 
feet according to Jerdon) down to the sea level. It is also common in 
Burmah and in Ceylon. 
DescripTion.—The head of the Indian wild boar differs consider- 
ably from the German one. Sir Walter Elliot says: “ The head of the 
former is larger and more pointed, and the plane of the forehead 
straight, while it is concave in the European, the ears of the former are 
small and pointed ; in the latter larger and not so erect. The Indian 
is altogether a more active-looking animal, the German has a stronger, 
heavier appearance.” 
Jerdon, who has in some measure adopted these remarks, adds 
that the tail is more tufted, and the malar beard is well marked. 
The colour of the full-grown animal is brownish-black, sparsely 
clad with black hair; the ears are scantily covered with black hairs 
