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The whole body skin was greasy, but not markedly so,as were the neck 
and parts just referred to. 
The Karen guide stated this was the period of “ musth ” ; but 
J was not previously aware, nor have I anywhere read, that any Bovine 
has a ‘“‘musth” period, and should be glad to know whether any 
members have shot Gaur in this state, and also, whether January is the 
breeding season. Both the domestic buffalo and cattle of the country 
breed in March. 
Since the skull of this animal is bigger than that recorded by 
Blanford (Fauna B. I.) and the horns are flatter and less curved, and 
also have a greater tip to tip splay, than any recorded by Rowland 
Ward (Records of Big Game, 1907), it may be of interest to give a full 
description of this animal, more especially as Lydekker (Game Animals 
of India, 1907), speaks of Burmese and Malayan varieties which 
differ in some respects from the typical Bos qaurus of India. 
Height. At the shoulder 174.2 em. (69 in.) 
Length. Nose to root of tail 265 cm, (102 in. ); Tail 100 cm. 
(39 in.); the total length thus being 141 in. against 148 in. recorded 
by Ward. Girth 277 cm. (109 in.) Other measurements taken 
were: Frontal ridge to tip of nose 60 cm. (23.6 in.). Har 32 cm. 
(13 in.). Knee to tip of hoof 55 cm. Hock to tip of hoof 66 cm. 
Colour. Face and cheeks black and thickly covered with short 
hair, intermixed on the central line beneath lower jaw with hairs 
up to 2.5in. long. Poll, frontal ridge and forehead to upper level 
of eyes, light sandy or dirty white, the hair being upwards of 2 in. 
in length on the forehead. This colour graded into dark brown and 
merged with the black below the eyes. There was no band of tawny 
above the naked muzzle, nor did I notice the long hair on the throat 
figured by Lydekker for the Burmese variety, or the presence of a 
dewlap. ‘The lips were fringed with hair of creamy-white, brownish- 
yellow being intermixed beneath lower lip. The upper inners of ears 
were fringed with long hairs of dirty white and golden yellow. 
Remainder of body, thinly haired, very dark brown. Tail black with 
long reddish-grey hairs intermixed. The legs from above the knees 
and hocks downwards, greyish-white, the creases behind the joints 
being reddish-white. 
Dimensions of Skull. Basallength 19.3in. Zygomatic breadth 
9.95 in, 
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