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employed by me, I do not believe that any tiger 

 so measured would much exceed that length. 



On a friend, who was out with me when I shot 

 the tigress of 8 feet 4 inches, telling me that he 

 had always measured his tigers in the ordinary way, 

 viz., by running the tape along the body, out of 

 curiosity I measured her in that way also, when her 

 measurement became 8 feet 7 inches. Probably 

 my 9 feet 2 inch tiger thus measured would have 

 taped at least 9 feet 6 inches. 



Sanderson says, " My own experience can only 

 produce a tiger of 9 feet 6 inches and a tigress of 

 8 feet 4 inches as my largest," but most unfortu- 

 nately he omits to mention the method adopted in 

 measuring these, and as the ordinary sportsman's 

 measurement is that along the body following the 

 curves, I think it probable that Sanderson measured 

 his tigers in this way. 



The principal vernacular names for the tiger are 

 the following : 



Hindustani Bagh, Sher. 



Canarese H ooly . 



Bengali Sela-vagh, Go-vagh. 



Mahratti Wuhag. 



In Bundelkund and Central India Nahar. 



In Bhogulpore (hill people of) Tut. 



In Gorukpore Nongya-chor. 



Tamil Puli. 



Telegu Puli and Pedda-pulli. 



In Malabar Parain-pulli. 



In Thibet Tagh. 



In Lepcha Suhtong. 



In Bhotia Tukh. 



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