THE INDIAN OR ASIATIC ELEPHANT 



{Ekphas maximus) 



Native Names. — Hathi^ Hathni (female), Hindustani ;. 

 Hasd AND Gaja^ Sanscrit ; Fil^ Persian ; Haust^ 

 Kashmiri ; Gaj^ Bengali ; Ane^ Telegu, Tamil, 

 Canarese, etc. ; Tani of the Gonds ; Hattanga^ 

 Khonda^ and Eniga^ Telegu ; Tanei^ Kunjaramy 

 and Veranum^ Malabari ; Ata and Allia^ Cinga- 

 lese ; Tengmu of the Lepchas ; Langcheu and 

 Lambochi of the Bhotias ; Mongma and Napio 

 among the Garo Hill Tribes ; Migung^ Kachari ; 

 Atche OF THE Akas ; Sotso^ Supo., Chu, and Tsu of 

 THE Nagas ; Sitle at Abor ; Tsang in Khamti ; 

 Magui^ SiNGPHO ; Saipi of the Kukis ; Amieng 

 ■ AND Manyong in the Mishmi Hills ; Samu of 

 THE Manipuris ; Tsheng^ Burmese ; Tsing, Talain ; 

 Tsan in the Shan States ; Kahsa of the Karens ;. 

 Gaja^ Malay. 



(Plate i, fig. i) 



In all works of sport and in the majority of those 

 on natural history the Indian elephant, if it be not 

 called Elephas asiaticus, is termed E. indkus ; but at the 

 present day it is the fashion to follow priority in 

 nomenclature, and according to this the proper name 

 is E. maximus. It may be objected that the Indian 

 elephant is a smaller animal than its African relation, 

 and that the latter name is thus invalid ; but objections 

 of this class are disregarded by naturalists. 



As the largest and most strange in appearance of all 



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