MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



106S 



their brilliant colouring, and are sometimes quite faded, both as to the- 

 fulvous ground colouring and the stripes. 



E. G. BURTON, Lieut. -Colonel, 



94th Russell's Infantry. 

 Camp, 23rd April 1912. 



[The Eaja Saheb of Mudhol (Kolhapur) has lately presented to the Society the 

 skins of J: tiyer cubs which he said were cut out of a tig-ress shot in N. Kanara 

 this hot weather. — Eds.] 



During the Viceroy's shoot at Moband (Siwaliks) last week a tigress 

 S foot 9 inches was shot. Out of her were cut six fully formed cubs, 2 

 males and 4 females. Would you be so good as to inform me if you have 

 ever heard of six being found before and if it is a rare occurrence ? 



V. A. S. KEIGHLEY, Capt., 



Viceroy's Bodyguard. 

 Dehra Dun, SOtJi Ajjril 1912. 



[We have not heard before of more than five cubs being- found in a tiger's 

 litter. — Eds.] 



No. II.— NOTES ON PANTHERS. 



Remarks regarding ten panthers whose skulls are presented to the 

 Society, aU recently shot in Buldana District, Berar. 



Date on 



which 



Skull shot 



marked. 



Sex. 



31-3-12 Female. 



Length of panther in 

 straight line. 

 Head and 

 body. 



Tail. 



ft. 8 in. 2 ft. 6 in. 



6-4-12 Male. 3 ft, 6 in. 



10-4-12 Male, 4 ft. 3 in. 



General Remarks, 



Fully mature, as evident from 

 teeth. Bright smooth coat ; 

 skull ridged ; the rosettes 

 about the centre of this ani- 

 mal's back have many central 

 spots, as in the jaguar, a 

 peculiarity I have not observ- 

 ed in others of the species, 

 although there are occasionally 

 two or three such spots. 



2 ft, 8 in. Immature. Rough, fulvous coat. 

 No occipital ridge. 



2 ft. 9 in. Old ; bright, smooth skining 

 coat, skull ridged and elonga- 

 ted. 



15-4-12 Female. 3 ft. 3 in. 2 ft. 5 in. Immature, but living by itself. 



Rough coat. No occipital 

 ridge. 



