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Char. Esscnt. Horns rather small, round, placed 

 on the side of tlie head, very distant from each 

 other, directed first laterally, then upwards. 



Withers very projecting ; head, shoulders, and 

 superior parts of the anterior extremities, covered 

 with long woolly hair, very abundant; a beard; 

 tail very short. 



Dimensions. Total length seven feet ten inches; 

 of the tail one foot seven inches ; of the head one 

 foot seven inches ; height at the withers four feet 

 eleven inches ; at the rump three feet eleven 

 inches; (some of the largest weigh from 1600 to 

 2000 pounds.) 



Description. Form contracted ; head short and 

 thick; horns small, growing horizontally from the 

 sides of the head, and then elevated upwards; eyes 

 rather small ; shoulders very much elevated ; pos- 

 terior portions of the body and hind legs very 

 light proportionabl}- ; a very thick woolly hair 

 covering the summit of the head, the cheeks, fa- 

 cial line, the neck and the shoulders ; long straight 

 hair forming a thick beard, hanging beneath the 

 chin, and broad ruffles towards the upper part of 

 the fore legs ; flanks, rump, thighs, and hind legs 

 clothed with very short and compact hair ; tail 

 covered with sparse hairs, and terminated with a 

 tuft. 



General colour, black on the head, chesnut on 

 the shoulders, and a deep brown on the back, the 

 sides, the belly, and fore parts : hair longer during 



