The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . round spot andnot a vertical slit, and in which the hyoid bone is con. XXrCL — 49 386 T I G —T I G nectcd loosely with the skull by a long ligament, insteadof by a continuous chain of bones. In these points itagrees with the lion and the leopard and differs from thecommon cat. Almost everj-thing that is said in the (vol. xiv. pp. 680-681) of the structure of the sk
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . round spot andnot a vertical slit, and in which the hyoid bone is con. XXrCL — 49 386 T I G —T I G nectcd loosely with the skull by a long ligament, insteadof by a continuous chain of bones. In these points itagrees with the lion and the leopard and differs from thecommon cat. Almost everj-thing that is said in the (vol. xiv. pp. 680-681) of the structure of the skele-ton, teeth, and claws of that animal will apply equallywell to the tiger, the difference between the two lyingmainly in the skin*and its coverings. There are, however,slight distinctions in the proportionate size of the lowerteeth, the general form of the cranium, and the relativelength of tLe nasal bones and ascending processes of themaxillaries by which the skull of the lion and tiger canbe easJy discriminated by the practised observer. Although examples of both species present considerablevariations in size, and reliance cannot always be placedUDon alleged dimensions, especially when taken from skins. Tiger [Fdus tt^/ns, Linn.). stripped from the body, it seems well ascertained that thelength of the largest-sized Bengal tiger may exceed that ofany lion. Larger specimens are certainly recorded, but 10feet frcira the tip of the nose to the end of the tail is, ac-cording to Jerdon, an unusual length for a large male female is somewhat smaller and has a lighter and nar-rower heud. Tbe tiger has no mane, but in old males thehair of the checks is rather long and spreading. Theground colour of the upper and outer parts of the head,body, Lmbs, and tail is a bri^lit rufous fawn, and iLeseparts are beautifully marked uiih transverse stripes of adark, almost black colour. The markings vary much iudifferent Individuals, and even on the two sides of thesame individual.
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