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ward; but in the shape of the head it differs considerably from 

 both the buffalo and cow, the head of the gyall being much 

 shorter from the crown to the nose, but much broader between 

 the horns than that of either. The withers and shoulders of the 

 gyall rise higher in proportion than those of the buffalo or cow, 

 and its tail is small and shorter, seldom falling lower than the 

 bend of the ham. Its colour is in general brown, varying from 

 a light to a deep shade : it has at times a Avhite forehead and white 

 legs, with a white belly and brush. The hair of the belly is in- 

 variably of a lighter colour than that of the back and flanks. The 

 gyall calf is of a dull red colour, which gradually changes to a 

 brown as it advances in age. 



The female gyall receives the bull at the age of three years; her 

 term of gestation is eleven months, when she brings forth, and 

 does not again admit the male until the second year thereafter; 

 thus producing a calf once in three years only. So long an inter- 

 val between each birth must tend to make the species so rare* In 

 the length of time she goes with young, as well as in that between 

 each conception, the gyall differs from the buffalo and cow. The 

 gyall does not give much milk, but what she yields is nearly as 

 rich as the cream of other milk. The calf sucks his dam for eight 

 or nine months, when he is capable of supporting himself. The 

 Kookies tie up the calf until he is sufficiently strong to do so. 

 I The gyalls live to the age of from iifteen to twenty years : they 

 lose their sight as they grow old, and are subject to a disease of the 

 hoof, which often proves fatal at an early age. When the Kookie 

 Considers the disease beyond the hope of cure, he kills the gyall 

 and eats the flesh, which constitutes his first article of luxury. 



The Kookies have a very simple method of catching the wild 

 gyalls. It is as follows: On discovering a herd of wild gyalls in 



the 



