MISCELLANEA. 



MAMMAI.S. 



Measurements of the skei.etons of two i.arge Indian 

 elephants in the coi^ivection op the indian museum. — 



(I) 



cf , Bilkandi, Nia Dumka, Santal Pargaiias, presented by 

 Mr. W. M. Smith, 1870. 



. Iv. Sclater^ Lat. Mamm. Ind. Mu 



s.,n, 



p. 207, specimen a 



Height from anterior dorsal ver- 



Ft. 



In. 



tebrae, highest point 



II 



3 



Height from highest point of 







scapula 



10 



6 



Frontal length of skull 







49-6 



Orbital breadth of skull . . . . 







29-25 



lyength of humerus . 







41-25 



y, ,, ulna 







39 



,, ,, femur . . . . 







48 



„ „ tibia 







30 



Circumference of tusk at socket . . 







2I-75 



From the manner in which it is mounted^ it is possible that 

 the height of the skeleton is exaggerated by a few inches^ but the 

 animal in life probably measured 12 feet from the highest point. 

 This appears to be a record so far as E. indicus is concerned. The 

 tusks of the specimen are not in the Museum. 



(2) (7* , presented by H. H. the Maharaja of Benares, 1906. 



Height from anterior dorsal ver- Ft. In. 

 tebrge, highest point • • 9 4 



Height from highest point of 



scapula 

 Frontal length of skull 

 Orbital breadth of skull 

 Length of humerus . . 

 , , ,, ulna . . 



,, femur 

 ,, ,, tibia 

 Circumference of tusk at socket 



This elephant headed the procession at the Delhi Durbar in 

 1903, and was thought to be an elephant of unusual height and 

 power. 



The tusks had been artificially shortened. 



T. Bentham_ 



.. 9 











45 







25 







38 







36 







42 







25-5 







13-5 



