m Lambert's Further Account of the Bos Frontalis. 303 
ward; but in the shape of the head it differs considerably from 
"both the buffalo and cow, the head of the ^ vail being much 
shorter from the crown to the nose, but much broader between 
the horns than that of either. The withers and shoulders of the 
gyall rise higher in proportion than those o£ the buffalo or cow, 
and its tail is small and shorter, seldom tailing- lower than tin- 
bend of the ham. Its colour is in general brown, varying from 
a light to a deep shade: it has at times a white forehead and white 
legs, with a white belly and brush. The hair of the beily is in- 
variably of a lighter colour than that of the back and flanks. The 
g3*all calf is of a dull red colour, which gradually changes to a 
brown as it advances in ag;e. 
The female gyall receives the bull at the age of three years ; her 
term of gestation is eleven months, when she brings forth, and 
does not again admit the male until the second year thereafter; 
thus producing a calf once in three years only. So long an inter- 
val between each birth must tend to make the species so rare. Jn 
the length of time she goes with young, as well as in that between 
each conception, the gyall ditfers from the buffalo and cow. The 
gyall does not give much milk, but what she yields is nearly as 
rich as the cream of Other milk. The calf sucks his dam for eight 
or nine months, when he is capable of supporting himself. The 
Kookies tie up the calf until he is sufficiently strong to do so. 
The gyalls live to the age of from fifteen to twenty years : they 
lose their sight as they grow old, and are subject to a disease of the 
hoof, which often proves fatal at an early age. AV hen the Kookie 
considers the disease beyond the hope of cure, Ik; kills the gyall 
and eats the flesh, which constitutes his first article of luxury. 
The Kookies have a very simple method of catching the wild 
gyalls. It is as follows: On discovering a herd of wild gyalls in 
the 
