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Oxen 



short ; general colour dark red, passing into grayish-white on the face, 

 under-parts, and inside of limbs ; no dark line down middle of back ; no 

 white patch on the buttocks ; front of fore-legs above the knees reddish- 

 black ; tip and front margin of ears jet black ; a grayish-white ring round 

 the eyes ; front and sides of upper part ot head tawny white ; muzzle 

 grayish-black. Female with the ears larger ; the general colour light red, 

 with a dark line down the back, and the under-parts and a large patch on 

 the buttocks white ; no black on front of fore-leg or on ear. Height at 

 shoulder 4 feet 10 inches.^ 



The above is an abbreviation of the description given by Surgeon- 

 Captain H. S. Wood of an adult bull and cow shot by himseli: in the 

 Kubbu Valley, between Manipur and Northern Burma. From the condi- 

 tion of its front teeth, the bull was regarded as a very old animal, its age 

 being estimated at about twenty years. Presuming it to be a truly wild 

 animal, there can be no question as to its distinctness from the typical 

 Javan race ; and it would likewise seem distinct trom the Burmese form, 

 but until specimens are available for comparison, it had best be left 

 unnamed. The forehead ot the bull showed the usual callous mass ot 

 horny structure between the bases of the horns ; a distinct dorsal ridge, 

 ending abruptly at the middle of the back without forming a hump, and 

 the dewlap slightly developed. 



The following are the dimensions of the bull shot by Surg. -Capt. 

 Wood, viz. : — 



ft. In. 



Height at shoulder . . . . . < o 



Length (nose to tip of tail over back) . 



Length (nose to tip of tail across body) 



Length of head and neck (above) 



Length of head and neck (below) 



Length of tail 



Length of ears 



' In the description quoted, the height is given as 3 feet 10 inches, but tiiis seems an error. 



