306 RECORDS OF BIG GAME 
LION (Felis leo).’ 
Somalt Name— Libbah.” Abyssinian Name— Asced.” 
Swahili Name—* Simba.” Chinyanja Name—< Mkango.” 
Col. Arthur Paget estimated the weight of one of his fine Lions, 
shot in Somaliland, at about 550 lbs. 
HEIGHT at shoulder, (S. Africa) 3 feet 8 inches (F. C. Selous). 
3 feet 44 inches (Dr. Percy Rendall). 
(India) 3 feet 6 inches (Gen. W. Kice); 
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Distribution—Kathiawar District of India (nearly extinct) and 
throughout Africa. 
