4i6 CAT TRIBE 



Typical race, F. l. typica. — Colour yellowish red, with the mane 

 well developed on neck and breast, but none on the under -parts. 

 Habitat, unknown. 



Barbary race, F. I. barbara. — Very large, dusky ochery, with the 

 mane very thick and long, extending to the middle of the back ; and 

 a thick and heavy mane on the under-parts. In the female the inside 

 of the fore-legs is white. Habitat, North Africa. 



Southern race, F. I. capensis. — In this race the colour was dusky 

 yellow, the mane enormously long, thick, and black ; a mane present 

 also on the under-parts ; long and thick ears ; size larger than in the 

 preceding race. Habitat, Cape Colony. Extinct. 



Senegal race, F. I. senegalensis. — Medium-sized ; reddish yellow in 

 colour, with the mane feebly developed, absent from the shoulders, and 

 running to a point on the withers. Habitat, Senegambia. 



Masai race, F. I. HMsaie^. — In this race the mane ends abruptly 

 between the ears in a straight line, above which it is formed for some 

 distance by short yellowish-red hairs ; and the tail-tuft is slender and 

 sharp. The adult female (fig. 90) is marked on the under-parts, flanks, 

 and inner sides of the limbs with large chocolate spots ; and the lion 

 is also spotted in much the same manner, although its dark ground- 

 colour obscures the markings. Habitat, German East Africa. 



Somali race, F. I. soinaliensis. — Rather small, with very large ears, 

 a very long tail, colour pale yellowish grey, often more or less 

 spotted, the mane not covering the shoulders ; no mane on the under- 

 parts. Habitat, Abyssinia and Somaliland. 



Western race, F. I. kainptzi. — General colour ochery ; dun on the 

 under side, up to the top of the thighs yellow, not white. Habitat, 

 Cameroons and Adamowa. 



Of these, the Barbary, southern, and Senegal races were named 

 many years ago by the German naturalist Fitzinger. The Masai race 

 was described in 1900 by Mr. O. Neumann in the Zoologischer JaJirbucJi 

 Systemat. vol. xiii. p. 550; the Somali race by Professor T. Noack 

 in the JaJirbuch Hamburg. Wiss. Anstalt.,iox 1891, p. 48; and the 

 western race by Dr. P. Matschie in the Sitznngs-BericJite Ges. Naturfor. 

 Berlin^ 1900, p. 98. 



As regards dimensions and weight, Mr. Vaughan Kirby considers 

 that 9 feet 6 inches, measured along the contour, is an average length 

 for a good male lion, of which the weight will range between 400 and 

 500 lb. The record lengths of lions, before skinning, are 10 feet 

 7 inches and 10 feet 5 inches. Forty inches at the shoulder may be 

 given as the standing height of an average full-grown lion. 



