I NDIAN mil \(H'\:\\i)>—/,'/nNocero8 miironii.s. 



TfiKRE nre sevorMl sporios of this siTijxiilnr niiiiiinl, some inhabiting India and 

 others being found in Africa. 



The so-called horn which ]>rojects from the nose of the Rhinoceros is a very 

 lomnrkable structure, and worthy of a brief notice. It is in no way connected 

 witli the skull, but is simply a growth from the skin, and may take rank with 

 hairs, spines, or quills, being indeed fonncd after a similar manner. If a Rhino- 

 ceros horn be examined — the species of its owner is (piite innnatcrial — it will be 

 seen to be polished and smooth at the tip, but rough and split into numerous 

 filaments at the base. These filaments which ha\e a very close resemblance to 



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