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of hair extending from the bottom of the throat to the middle of 
the abdomen. Length five feet and a half. Inhabits Southern 
Africa. 
Genus 11. — Ovibos.— Blainville. 
Generic Character. —Incisors no canines, grinders ®-jj; to¬ 
tal 32. Body thick, compact; legs short; forehead broad, 
flat; face elevated; no muzzle ; horns close at base, turned 
downwards, and slightly upwards at the points ; ears short, 
placed behind the horns ; eyes small; without furrow on the 
upper lip ; tail very short. 
Ovibos moschaius —The Musk Ox. 
Plate XXIX. figr. 10. 
Fur long and woolly, umber-brown colour, hanging nearly to 
the ground; frog on the hoof soft; transversely ribbed, and par¬ 
tially covered with hair. Size of a small cow. Inhabits North 
America. 
GeniLS 12.—Bos.— Linnccus. 
Generic Character. —Incisory teeth no canines, grinders 
; total 32. Head large ; forehead straight ; muzzle square ; 
horns occupying the crest of the forehead; eyes large; ears fun¬ 
nel shaped ; dewlaps on the neck ; female with an udder, hav¬ 
ing four teats ; tail long, tufted; horns simple, conical, round, 
with various inflections ; sometimes directed laterally. 
Sub-Genus 1 . —Bubalus.— Smith. —Animals low in propor¬ 
tion to their bulk; head large; forehead narrow, very strong, 
convex; forehead straight; muzzle square; horns lying flat, or 
bending laterally, with a certain direction to the rear; eyes 
large; ears funnel-shaped; dewlap small; udder of the female 
with four teats; tail long, slender. 
