CLASS I. MAMMALIA: OHDEE 5. CAKNIVORA. 259 
THB' EOTAL TIGER. 
long, usually six to eigKt feet, but sometimes measuring ten and even twelve feet ; the head is short 
and round : there is no mane. The ground-color is a pale yellow, elegantly striped by a series of 
transverse black bands or bars, Avhich occupy the sides of the head, neck, and body, and are 
continued upon the tail in the form of rings, the last of the series uniformly occupying the 
extremity of that organ, and giving it a black tip of greater or less extent. The under parts 
of the body, and the inner sides of the legs, are almost entirely white. The whole frame, 
although less elevated than that of the lion, is of a slenderer and more gi'acefal make. Its 
movements are exceedingly ea.sy and graceful. When pleased, it purs and rubs itself against the 
nearest object, like a cat. It lurks in the jungles, and makes prey of such animals as come in 
