194 



BIG GAME SHOOTING 



( Ursus gedrosianus), called by the natives ' mamh,' and a quaint 

 looking piebald bear (Aihiropus melanoleucos], discovered in 

 Eastern Thibet by the Abbe David. U. malayanus 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. malayanus. U. gedrosianus 

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

 colour he is brownish instead of black. 



Measurements 



Authority 



Height Length 

 at nose to 



Shoulder tail 



Girth 



Major FitzHerbert 

 Major Ward 



USSUS ISABELLINUS 



ins. ins. ins. 



^6 65 48 



:: i g :: 



Forearm 



ins. 

 17 



Sex 



Male 

 Female 



Major Ward 

 Col. Howard 



URSUS TORQUATUS 



Sanderson . 



Sterndale 



Major FitzHerbert 



Sterndale 

 Sterndale 



ins. 



36 

 about 36 



URSUS MALAYANUS 



ins. 



about 72 

 60 to 72 



65 



Ibs. 

 280 



2IO tO 280 



not exceeding 54 



AlLUROPUS MELANOLEUCOS 



. | about 26 about 58 



III. THE LION (Fetts leo) 

 Native names : ' Sher-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 



