34Q TIGER. 
Post eum Pompeius Magnus in circo BC. in m 
jubatorum cccxv. Cassar Dictator cccc. 
^'^ Jugo subdidit eos, primusque Rom^ ad cur- 
rum junxit M. AntoniuSj et quidem civili bello 
cum dimicatum asset in Pharsalicis campis^ non 
sine quodam ostentu temporum, generosos spiri- 
tus jugum subire illo prodigio significante ; nam 
quod ita vectus est cum mima Gytheride, supra 
monstra etiam illarum calamitatum fuit." 
In modern times the Lion is said to be often 
hunted with dogs, by the colonists about the Cape 
of Good Hope^ and it is added that twelve or fif- 
teen dogs are sufficient for the purpose. The 
Lion, after being roused^ runs for some time ; then 
stops and shakes his mane^ as if in defiance of the 
dogs, who, rushing all at once upon him, soon 
destroy him ; two or three of the pack, however, 
generally falling victims to the first strokes of his 
paws. 
TIGER. 
Felis Tigris. F, cauda elmgata, corpore maculis omnibus urgafis, 
Lin. Syst. Nat, p, 6i. 
C. with elongated tail, and body marked with long transvers 
streaks. 
Tigris. Gesn. Quadr. 936. Aldr. dig. loi. 
Felis flava, maculis longis nigris variegata. Briss. Quadr. p. 195, 
Tigre. Buff. 9. p. 129. ph 9. 
Tiger. Pennant Quadr. 1. p. i"]"]. 
The Tiger^ the most beautiful, but most de- 
structive of quadrupeds, is a native of the warmer 
