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however, may possibly reveal certain signs which would help us, 

 in -some measure, to account for these various eccentric growths. 



Fig. E has already been illustrated and noticed at page 323, 

 Vol. I. of the Society's publication by Mr. Sterndale, and affords a 

 curious and interesting example of the many malformations these 

 horns are subject to. Here we have the right horn perfectly natural, 

 whereas the left one sports in an amazing manner, curving out- 

 wards, backwards, and finally upwards behind the right ear, looking 

 very much as if some strain during growth were accountable for 

 the deforming. 



At Fig. F we have another type of abnormal growth, and one 

 which, so far as we know, is rather uncommon and peculiar. In this 

 case the horns, one of which has been broken, are exceedingly fiat, 

 and the rings, which are much closer than usual, appear on their front 

 surface only, the left horn further having one flexure at the base, 

 while the other twists once only at the tip. In this instance also some 

 severe injury to the skull may easily account for the deformity, and 

 eventually perhaps some such cause will be found to give rise to 

 these malformations, and it is much to be desired that as full particu- 

 lars as possible may be recorded by those that have the opportunitj r 

 when cases such as these fall under their observation, as then and 

 then only can we hope to arrive at a satisfactory solution of this 

 difficult question. 



In concluding the subject I must not forget to mention that it is 

 mainly through the kindness of Mr. Phipson, who has also furnished 

 me with some rough notes on the different sketches, that I have been 

 enabled to bring together Figs. A, B, C, E, and F, which are 

 from specimens in the Society's collection, while D represents the 

 head of a fine buck in the Government Gardens at Bangalore, on 

 seeing which I was at first induced to draw up the present imper- 

 fect paper. 



