398 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Comparing the Lion and Tiger, he says : — 



" Lions are perhaps bolder than Tigers, and certainly much more noisy, 

 their habit of roaring, especially in the evening and at night, having 

 necessarily attracted the attention of all who have been in countries iufested 

 by them. Of the two, the Tiger, though standing lower, is heavier in the 

 body, and I think the more powerful animal." 



The dimensions of a full-grown Lion are given as " head and 

 hody, 5J to 6^- ft. long ; tail, 2|- to 3 ft. ; the female considerably 

 smaller." The dimensions of an adult Tiger are almost identical. 



The usual measurement of Tigers by sportsmen is from the 

 nose over the curves of the head and back and along the tail to 

 the tip. Thus measured, says Mr. Blanford, full-grown Tigers 

 are generally 9 to 10 feet long, Tigresses 8 to 9 ; but Tigers have 

 been killed which measured as much as 12 feet in length. 



The present distribution of the Tiger is described as 

 "throughout India, Burma, and other parts of South-eastern 

 Asia, Java, and Sumatra, but not in Ceylon, nor, it is said, in 

 Borneo. It occurs in suitable localities throughout a great part 

 of Central Asia, and is found in the Valley of the Amur, the 

 Altai Mountains, around Lob Nor in Eastern Turkestan, about 

 the Sea of Aral, on the Murghab near Herat, on the southern 

 coast of the Caspian (Hyrcania), and in the Caucasus, but not in 

 Thibet, Afghanistan, Beluchistan, or Persia, south of Elburz 

 Mountains on the Caspian." 



With regard to Afghanistan, we believe, Mr. Blanford is mis- 

 taken ; for, if we are correctly informed, Dr. Aitcheson sent home 

 from that country to the Zoological Gardens, a Tiger-cub, which 

 he had secured there rather more than a year ago. 



There is still much to be ascertained about the geographical 

 distribution of Indian Mammals. The Cheetah, or Hunting 

 Leopard, according to Jerdon, is not found in Ceylon, but how 

 far south it ranges in India has not been precisely ascertained. 

 Mr. Blanford thinks its range is probably the same as that of 

 the Indian Antelope, upon which it preys. In capturing this 

 fleet animal its habit is to stalk up to within a moderate distance 

 of between 100 to 200 yards, taking advantage of any cover that 

 will conceal it, and then to make a rush. Its speed for a short 

 distance is remarkable, far exceeding that of any other beast of 

 prey, even of a Greyhound or Kangaroo-hound, for no dog can 

 at first overtake an Indian Antelope or a Gazelle, either of which 



