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the basal girth i 7"^ inches. Thev are more or less flat- 

 tened and angular at the base, with rings for one-half 



their length, and 

 '" 4 -«>*'•■ 3re pointed at the 



tip, dirtering from 

 the other mem- 

 bers ot the ijenus 

 Bos bv the dis- 

 tinctly triangular 

 section ot their 

 horns as well as bv 

 the rounded form 

 ot the hinder part 

 of the skull. It 

 has a powertul 

 neck, short thick 

 legs and black hoots, which, being brcjad and splayed, 

 prevent its sinking too deep in the mud when plough- 

 ing in the rice 

 fields. 



"r he b u t^-'a 1 o , 

 when young, has 

 a certain amount 

 ot coarse bristly 

 hair ot a dark 

 color, sometimes 

 with a reddish 

 tint, over the head 

 and body, but, un- RUmg buffaloes 



A Karen hov riding un a water buffali; 



