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is to be iound in this vast area, states that the true Amurhmd, or Man- 

 churian, tiger is very light-coloured, with comparatively few stripes, which 

 are relatively narrow. On the other hand, the tiger which inhabits the 

 Hoang-ho valley, and thence north nearly as far as Vladivostock, is 

 described by him as being ot very large size and darker coloured, with the 

 stripes broader, and those on the thighs dark brov\m instead of black ; the 

 tail, as in the tigers inhabiting Amurland, being very thick and bushy. 



Authentic measurements of the Manchurian tiger are urgently required. 

 A dressed skin belonging to Mr. A. Bignold measures 13.5 feet in length, 

 and one in the possession oi' tlie publisher a foot less. 



Careful comparison between the skulls of the Manchurian and Indian 

 tiger would likewise be desirable, if the necessary specimens were available. 

 And information with regard to the habits of the former animal is much 

 wanted. 



THE PERSIAN LEOPARD 



{Fe//s par (ills pant her a) 



This race of the true leopard has been described at some length in 

 Great and Small Game of India ^ etc. It will accordingly suflice to state that 

 it is a comparatively long-haired and bushy-tailed animal, ranging from the 

 Caucasus and Anatolia through Persia into Baluchistan, and so on into 

 North- Western India. 



In the Caucasus these animals are known as bars. Prince Demidoff, 

 in his book on hunting in that region, gives the following account of 

 them : — 



" Leopards have taken up their abode in the higher rocks, but can 



hardly be said to be numerous, although I have occasionally come across 



their droppings on high cliffs. They generally go out at night and wander 



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