BIG GAME SHOOTING 



(yUrsus gedrosianus)^ called by the natives ' niamh,' and a quaint 

 looking piebald bear {Aihiropus inelanoleucos)^ discovered in 

 Eastern Thibet by the Abbe David. U. inalayanus resembles 

 the Himalayan black bear but is smaller, the white horse-shoe 

 mark upon the chest of the Himalayan bear being prolonged 

 in a white stripe down the belly of U. 7nalayanus. U. gedrosianus 

 also resembles, but is smaller than, the Himalayan, but in 

 colour he is brownish instead of black. 

 Measurements 



Authority 



Majot-FitzHerbert 

 Major Ward 



Major Ward 

 Col. Howard 



Height ! Length 

 at nose to 



Shoulder tail 



Girth 



Forearm 



Sex 



Male 

 Female 



Authority 



Sanderson . 

 Sterndale . 

 Major FitzHerbert 



Sterndale 



Sterndale 



Height at 

 shoulder 



Length nose 

 to tail 



Ursus labiatus 

 ins. 



36 

 ; about 36 



ins. 



about 72 



60 to 72 



65 



Ursus malayanus 



I not exceeding 54 



Ailuropus melanoleucos 



. 1 about 26 I about 58 j 



Weight 



lbs. 



280 



210 to 280 



III. THE LION {Felisleo) 

 Native names : ^ She7'-babbar,^ ^ Singh, ^ * Unthia Bagh " 



The Indian lion differs little in appearance from the African 

 variety, the males of both being furnished with manes, though 

 a black mane is unknown in India. 



Lions are almost extinct in India, though there are still a 

 few left in Guzerat and Kutch, and natives occasionally bring in 



