. The game animals of India, Burma, Malaya, and Tibet; being a new and revised edition of 'The great and small game of India, Burma, and Tibet,' . ^ Malabari ; Ata and Allia^ Cinga-lese ; Tengmu of the Lepchas ; Langcheu andLambochi of the Bhotias ; Mongma and Napioamong the Garo Hill Tribes ; Migung^ Kachari ;Atche OF THE Akas ; Sotso^ Supo., Chu, and Tsu ofTHE Nagas ; Sitle at Abor ; Tsang in Khamti ;Magui^ SiNGPHO ; Saipi of the Kukis ; Amieng■ AND Manyong in the Mishmi Hills ; Samu ofTHE Manipuris ; Tsheng^ Burmese ; Tsing, Talain ;Tsan in the Shan States ; Kahsa of the Karens ;.Gaja^ Mala
. The game animals of India, Burma, Malaya, and Tibet; being a new and revised edition of 'The great and small game of India, Burma, and Tibet,' . ^ Malabari ; Ata and Allia^ Cinga-lese ; Tengmu of the Lepchas ; Langcheu andLambochi of the Bhotias ; Mongma and Napioamong the Garo Hill Tribes ; Migung^ Kachari ;Atche OF THE Akas ; Sotso^ Supo., Chu, and Tsu ofTHE Nagas ; Sitle at Abor ; Tsang in Khamti ;Magui^ SiNGPHO ; Saipi of the Kukis ; Amieng■ AND Manyong in the Mishmi Hills ; Samu ofTHE Manipuris ; Tsheng^ Burmese ; Tsing, Talain ;Tsan in the Shan States ; Kahsa of the Karens ;.Gaja^ Malay. (Plate i, fig. i) In all works of sport and in the majority of thoseon natural history the Indian elephant, if it be notcalled Elephas asiaticus, is termed E. indkus ; but at thepresent day it is the fashion to follow priority innomenclature, and according to this the proper nameis E. maximus. It may be objected that the Indianelephant is a smaller animal than its African relation,and that the latter name is thus invalid ; but objectionsof this class are disregarded by naturalists. As the largest and most strange in appearance of all 6. Plate I 1. Indian Elephant. 2. Great Indian Rhinoceros, 3. Javan Rhinoceros. 4. Sumatran Rhinoceros. 5. Malay Tapir. 6. Kiang. Game Animals of India, etc. the animals of India, the elephant looms large in theancient traditions and religions of the country, figuringin the Hindu mythology as Ganesa—the elephant-headed god. From its ancient Sanscrit names Hastiand Gaja are derived most of its titles among the Aryantribes of India ; while even the Malays, who speak atongue of totally different origin, have adopted thelatter of these names. Although now the sole repre-sentative of its tribe in Asia, the Indian elephant is thesurvivor of a host of species formerly inhabiting thecountry from which it takes its name ; some of theseextinct species coming close to their descendant, whileothers (mastodons) had teeth of a totally distinct type,some e
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