INDIAN ELEPHANT 



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bristles on the tail are confined to the front and back edges for some 



distance above the tip. Other noticeable points are the comparative 



flatness of the forehead, and the regular convex form of the back. 



Although males do not generally exceed 9, and females 8 feet in height, 



specimens have been killed measuring 9 feet 10 inches, 10 feet i inch, 



and I o feet "^^ inches, while one is stated to have reached 1 1 feet, and 



there is evidence of still larger individuals, perhaps of 1 2 feet. 



Distribution. — The forest districts of India, Ceylon, Assam, Burma, 



Siam, Cochin China, Sumatra, and Borneo. The Sumatran 



elephant has been regarded as a distinct species, and it may 



possibly form a peculiar local race. 



Owner. 

 Viscount Powerscourt. 

 Col. J. E. Campbell. 

 James J. Harrison. 



Major -General Alexander A. A. Kinloch. 

 The late Col. G. P. Sanderson. 

 Count Scheibler. 



Length out- Greatest cir- Weieht 

 side curve, cumference. ^ 



Tusks. 



Locality. 



Owner. 



1 The tusks of the sacred white elephant which came out of King Thebaw's Palace, Burma. 



