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Fig. 68. Gaur, Bibos gaums. 
blackish. Calves are said to have a dark stripe along the back. 
The typical Gaur is a native of India. 
Read's Gaur, B. g. readi, found from southern Burma and 
Tenasserim to southern Annam and Cochin-China, possesses 
a dewlap and a fringe of hair at the throat. It is darker than 
the Indian Gaur; the color is nearly black. Hubback's Gaur, 
B. g. hubbacki, is the Gaur of the Malay area. There is no dew- 
lap. The lower parts of the limbs are yellowish white and a 
whitish band may appear over the muzzle. Semi-domesticated 
Gaur are known as Gayal. 
The Banting or Tsine, Bibos sondaicus, are probably the 
most cow-like of the Asiatic wild cattle. A pair of Banting asso- 
ciated with a cock and a hen of the jungle-fowl in a museum 
show-case present a strong likeness to farm cattle and chickens 
in spite of their jungle setting. 
Banting are smaller and lighter in build than Gaur. The dor- 
