Mr. Lambert's Description of Bos Frontalis. 59 



" The male Gyall is like our bull in shape and appearance, but, 

 I conceive, not quite so tall; is of a blackish brown colour; the 

 horns short, but thick and strong towards the base, round which, 

 and across the frons, the hair is bushy and of a dirty white co- 

 lour; the chest and fore-hand are broad and thick. He is natu- 

 rally very bold, and will defend himself against any of the beasts 

 of prey. 



" The female differs a little in appearance : her horns are not 

 quite so large, and her make is somewhat more slender : she is 

 very quiet, is used for all the purposes of the dairy, as also 

 (I have been informed by the natives) for tilling the ground, and 

 is more tractable than the buffalo. The milk, which these cows 

 give, has a peculiar richness in it, arising, I should conceive, from 

 their mode of feeding, which is always on the young shoots and 

 branches of trees in preference to grass. 



" I constantly made it a practice to allow them to range abroad, 

 amongst the hills and jungles at Chittagong, during the day, to 

 browse, a keeper attending to prevent their straying so far as to 

 endanger losing them. They do not thrive in any part of Bengal 

 so well as in the afore-mentioned province and in the adjoining 

 one, Tipperah, Avhere I believe the animal is also to be found. 



" I have heard of one instance of a female G3 r all breeding with 

 a common bull. 



" I wish it were in my power to give you more particulars, but 

 I am describing entirely from memory/' 



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