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him, and with his lontj whip in hand, he looked every inch a 

 Magyar. There was also a native waggon of hay to which 

 four oxen were yoked, attended by a Hungarian teamsman 

 and two Hungarian watch-dogs. 



The Buffalo. 



Examples of this singular species of the Bovida or oxen, 

 were exhibited by the Agricultural College of Keszthely, Count 

 Emerich Miko, Josef Schuster, and other gentlemen. The 

 accompanying sketch of a bull * will aid the following descrip- 

 tion in giving an idea of this animal. The colour is completely 

 black, hair and skin, hoofs and horns, all partaking of this sable 

 hue. The limbs are short and thick ; the body massive ; the head 

 large ; the forehead arched and narrow ; the muzzle large and 

 black ; horns low placed, triangular at base, furrowed across, 

 and directed backwards and downwards, finally turning upwards 

 towards the point. The hair is scattered somewhat thinly over 

 the body in the full-grown animal, although the calves are well 

 covered. The buffalo {Bos Bubalus) must not be confused with 

 the bisons (Bos Bison and Bos Americamis^, which are easily dis- 

 tinguished by their highly developed dorsal vertebrae, giving 

 them an extraordinary height at the withers, and also by the 

 long hair which covers the anterior portions of their bodies. 



Fig. 9. — European Buffalo Bull. 



The buffalo is indigenous to Asia, and is also found in Africa,, 

 as in Lower Abyssinia, and north of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 It was introduced into Hungary by Attila (433-453), and 



* ' Histoire Naturelle dea Mammiferes,' par M. Geoifray St. Hilaire et M^ 

 Frederick Cuvier, tome iv., pi. 417 (Butfle d'ltalie). 



