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ORDER— BELLU^. 



Pachyderm ata^ Cvv. Begne. Anirn. Ungulata, Otven. 



Teeth of two forms. Upper incisors 6 or none, molars all similar. 

 Canines often wanting or rudimentary. Toes hoofed. Skin thick, with 

 scattered hairs.. Mammae pectoral or inguinal. 



SUB-ORDER II.— SOLIDUNGULA. 



Nose round, soft, simple. Neck elongate. Upper lip prehensile. 

 Incisors in each jaw, normal, erect. Canines normal or wanting. Toes 

 single (two united together) and covered with a single hoof. 



Family, EQUID^E,— Horses. 



Toes covered with a single hoof; lateral rudimentary toes snbequaL 

 Teeth 40. 



Incisors |. Canines j^^' Molars ^r—r. or ,t^^. . Molars complex, with 



square crowns marked by lamina3 of enamel. Crown of incisors 

 furrowed by a groove. Mamma? inguinal. 



Equus, Linn. — Tail covered with long hair to the root. Fore and 

 hind legs with a wart (sellander) on the inner side. 



Equus caballus, var domestlca. — The Sind horse is an interbreed 

 from the Persian and Kattiawaree chiefly, g*enerally with a lougish 

 head and narrow chest, but with fairly well formed croup. Usually 

 very quick; the body is somewhat heavy, but the animal is capable of 

 enduring much fatigue. The smaller breeds known as tattoos are very 

 sure-footed animals, with hardy constitutions, good and firm hoofs. 

 They are used both for riding and carrying burdens, and chiefly 

 the latter. 



Asiuus, Gray, Zool. Journ. i, p. 261 ; Cat. Belliue and Briitce Br. M, 

 p. 267. 



Upper part of tail covered with short hair ; lower part covered with 

 long hair forming a tuft; forelegs only furnished with warts. A dorsal 

 and more or less distinct humeral stripe. 



Asinus vulgaris, Gray, Zool. Jonm. i, p. 244; Cat. Mam. Br, 

 Mus. p. 268 ; Cat. Bellace and Briitce, p. 268. GiiddJia of the 

 Hindoos ; Garrow, Mahr; Kliur, Pathan; Guddha, Sind; Djarh, Arab. 

 — The Domestic Ass. 



General colour uniform grey with a longitudinal dorsal streak, and a 

 dark streak across the shoulders. Ears elongate. Facial line arched. 

 Skull with sub-orbital foramen, as in E. hemiomis, rarely of a darker 

 colour than grey, or skewbald. 



The ass varies in size and appearance in diff'erent climates, usually 

 small and shaggy in cold climates ; whether it is found in a truly wild 

 state, is doubtful. In Sind the Banians (Hindoos) or grocer section of 

 the community utilize this animal for riding purposes, and in fact 

 prefer a good ass to a horse, as it would carry both its owner and about 



