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Catalogue of Mammalia 



[July 



25.— Felis Tigris, Lin. 



Huli, Canarese 



Bagh y Dukhani ^\ } 



Patayat Bag, do \ { 



Wdhftg, Mahratta 



The tiger is con mun over tlie whole district, breeding in the forest and 

 rnoun f ain tracts, a d coining into the open counry when the grain is on 

 the ground. In some places they do much mischief, rind have been even 

 known to carry off the inhabitants out of the villages, whLst sleeping in 

 their verandahs during the night. 



The following are the largest dimentions of anv tiger, male and fe- 

 male, killed in the Southern Mahratta Country, between the years 1*29 

 and 1833 inclusive, and in affording a comparison of hum 70 to 80 in- 

 dividuals. 



Jdu't Male. Do. Advlt Female. Do t 





ft. 



in. 



ft. 



in 



ft. 



in. 



ft. 



in. 



Length from nose to insertion of tail 





2 



h 



6... 



5 



3| 



5 



2 





3 



I* 



3 



3... 



*2 



11 



3 



2 



Total ,. , 



9 



31 



8 



9... 



.8 



'4 



8 



4 



Height at the shoulder 



3 



2 



3 



0... 



2 



9 



2 



9 



Length from top of shoulder to end 





















3 



n 



3 



7... 



.3 



2£ 



» 



u 



— — from the elbow to the extremity 



















of the toes .. . 



1 



10 



» 



t , . . . 



.1 



4 





»» 



Circumference behind the shoulder 



4 



3 



3 



»*■ 



3 



6 



ft 



> » 



— — of the forearm below the elbow 



1 



8 



1 



7-.. 



.1 



2f 



>t 



>> 





2 



8 



2 



I0£. 



.2 









■ of the head 



2 



9 



3 



1... 



.2 



3 







— — of forearm above the elbow 



2 



3 



»> 



H » • . 



• »* 



j» 







Weight 



3S0 11 s. 



360 lbs. 



. 249 lbs. 





I have been thus particular in defiling the measurements of this 

 species, Lecau?e nothing is more common than to hear of tigers of 12, 

 14, and even 15 feet in length. Most persons content themselves with 

 measuring the skin of an animal after it is taken off; and I once mea- 

 sured a lion of 9 feet 4 inches, which was noted fyy another of the party 

 in his journal, as II feet : and by a third as 12— the one having mea- 

 sured the skin newly taken off' and pulled out, the other when it was 

 stretched to the uttermost by pegs, to dry. I do not believe that any 

 tiger has ever been known that would exceed ten feet. 



