. Records of big game : with their distribution, characteristics, dimensions, weights, and horn & tusk measurements . ^/^y^ # L.(ly^\\. 1Jt^,^v^ -wcr-^ to t^ el- Uou4. Indian TIGER 495. Head of Tiger. The TIGER (Felis tigris). SJier or Bagli, Hindustani. A mucli less noisy animal than the lion, the great striped cat ofAsia is also a more variable species, of which several local races arerecognised. First is the typical Bengal tiger, a large, long-limbed,lithe, and short-haired creature. A smaller and rougher-haired race(^F. tigris septentrionalis, likewise known as F. t. virgatd
. Records of big game : with their distribution, characteristics, dimensions, weights, and horn & tusk measurements . ^/^y^ # L.(ly^\\. 1Jt^,^v^ -wcr-^ to t^ el- Uou4. Indian TIGER 495. Head of Tiger. The TIGER (Felis tigris). SJier or Bagli, Hindustani. A mucli less noisy animal than the lion, the great striped cat ofAsia is also a more variable species, of which several local races arerecognised. First is the typical Bengal tiger, a large, long-limbed,lithe, and short-haired creature. A smaller and rougher-haired race(^F. tigris septentrionalis, likewise known as F. t. virgatd) inhabits theCaspian provinces of Persia, and also extends into the Manchurian tiger {^F. t. mongolica) is characterised by its large size,heavy build, short limbs, and the great length and thickness of thewinter coat, which may be less fully striped than in Indian Javan tiger {F. t. sondaicd) differs, among other features, by theamount of white on the face. The Maharaja of Cooch Behar measureda tiger standing 3 ft. io|- ins. at the shoulder. Distribution.—From the Caucasus through Northern Persia, India,Assam, Burma, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and China,
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