AMERICAN 



NATURAL HISTORY. 



CHAPTER I. 



Genus Ox; Bos; L. 



Fr. Boeuf. Germ. Ochs. 

 Sp. Buly. Ital. Bove. 



GENERIC CHARACTERS. 



The head is large, having a straight outline; 

 large ears and eyes; a large muzzle and long 

 smooth tongue. The subocular sinuses do not ex- 

 ist. The body is of large size, supported upon 

 strong legs. A fold of skin depends below the neck, 

 called the dewlap. The tail is frequently long and 

 terminates in a brush; in some species it is of a mid- 

 dling length. The horns are conical, smooth and 

 simple, variously curved, though often turned late- 

 rally with the points upwards. 



Dental System, 





CO 



12 Upper j 12 Molar 



f 8 Incisive 



20 Lovver< ._ A/r , 



1 12 Molar. 



