on the Bos Oour of India. 



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DIMENSIONS. 



H io a between the tips 15 inches. 



b to b greatest diameter of the curve 25 inches, 3 inches below 

 the tips. 



<c to c greatest breadth of the forehead 12| inches. 



d to d circumference of the horn at the base 13|, another speci- 

 men measures 155 inches. 



From the base of the horn to the tip round the outer curve, 26 

 inches ; another ditto 28. 



Fig. 1. The true or "Asseel Gayal " (B^s GaycBus) of the 

 S.E. Frontier of Bengal, drawn from a female subject recentlj 

 ]£illed. 



DIMENSIONS. 



a to a space between the points of the horns, 14 inches. 



b to b ditto five inches lower, 2 1| ditto. 



c to c breadth of the forehead, 12 ditto. 



d to d ditto across the eyes 11|. 



<? to e ditto across the muzzle, 5 ditto. 



f to f length of the head, 22 ditto. Length of horn round the 

 outer curve, 21 ditto. Circumference of ditto at the 

 base, 10| ditto. Length of ears, 9 ditto. 



General Dimensions of the Asseel Gayal, 



Head — ^length from nose to occiput 22 1 



Body — ditto from occiput to root of the tail . . 81 / 



„ length of tail 28 



,, height from the hoof to shoulder ... 62 



,, ditto ditto to rump 48 



,, greatest circumference of the abdomen . . 77 



length of ears 



Maize Hilly Greenwich^ 

 27th Marchy 1827. 



