96 FOREST LIFE AND SPORT IN INDIA 
tigers, and have never measured one over 10 feet 
34 inches in length as he lay, though others may 
have been more fortunate. 
However, the length of a tiger is no sure criterion 
of his weight and strength, and probably skull 
measurements give more accurate results; for the 
larger the head, the larger also are the muscles of 
the jaws and neck, and, given a powerful neck, it is 
probable that the muscles of the shoulders would be 
in proportion thereto, the fore-quarters of a tiger 
being much more massive than his hind-quarters. I 
give below some skull measurements of tigers as 
compared with their length : 
TIGERS. 
Where Shot. Length. Skull. 
Ft. In. In. In. 
1. Marha.... aia ae 2 9 13} by 9% 
2. Sohelwa ... ae - 9 9 13} by 93 
3. Changandla hae ae 9-0 134 by 103 
4, Bankati ... .. 4. 9 Q 15 by 102 
5. Sathidna ... wee -» 10 0 144 by 94 
6. Domohani ae .. 10 0 15 by 928 
7. Dudua ... ae - 10 2 1428 by 94 
8. Central Provinces - 10 3... 153 by 104 
9. Garhwal ... awe vw. 10 3}... 14} by 103 
TIGRESSES. 
10. Oudh.. ae wap. B59. rae .. 12¢by 8} 
11. Oudh is sa o 8 6 4. .. 122 by 103 
It will be seen that No. 8—which, I believe, is 
the largest shot by that excellent sportsman Mr. 
P. H. Clutterbuck—heads the list as regards both 
length and size of skull, and was probably the 
heaviest tiger of all here listed, but that No. 4 runs 
