CONTENTS. XI 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



THE HOLLOW-HORNED RUMINANTS. 



The Bovidae (574) — The Thirteen Sub-families (574) — The Bovinae (575) — The Genus Bos 



(575)— The Domestic Ox (575)— The Wild Cattle (576)— The Cattle of the Pampas (577) — 



Cattle of Africa (578)— Domestic Cattle (579)— The Highland Cattle (582)— The Durham (582)— 



The Alderney (582). 



CHAPTER XXIV. 

 THE BISONS. 

 The Bonassus or European Bison (584) — Called also the Aurochs (584)— The Real Aurochs 

 Extinct (584)— The Forest or Bialowicz (584) — Description of the Bonassus (585) — The Bison of 



the Caucasus (586) The American Bison or Buffalo (586)— Enormous Numbers (586) — Terrible 



Destruction (587)— Estimate of Numbers Killed (588) — The Mountain Buffalo (589) — Death of a 

 Bull (590). 



CHAPTER XXV. 



EASTERN CATTLE. 



The Domestic Cattle of India (591)— The Zebu (591)— The Wild Cattle of India (592)— Genus 



Bibos (593) — The Gayal (593) — The Gaur (594) — The Banteng (595) — Genus Poephagos (595)— 



The Yak (595)— The Plough Yak (596)— Hunting the Yak (597)-Genus Anoa {597)— The 



Chamois Buffalo or Celebes (597) — Its Fierceness {598). 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



THE BUFFALOES. 



The Genus Bubalus (599) — The Cape Buffalo (599) — Drayson's Account (600) — Buffalo 

 Shooting (602) — The Indian Buffalo (602) — Buffalo and Tiger Fights (603) — Williamson's 

 Account (604) — The Kerabau(6o5) — The Domesticated Buffalo (605) — Its Habits — Its Uses (606). 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



THE ANTELOPES. 

 The Antelopes (607) — The Eland (607) — The Koodoo (609) — The Bosch-bok (610) — The 

 Nylghau (611) — The Passan (613) — The Beisa (614) — The Sabre Antelope (614) — The Addax 

 (614)— The Sable Antelope (615)— The Blau Bok (616). 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 

 THE GAZELLES. 

 The Gazelle (617) — Its Beauty and Grace (617) — The Ariel Gazelle (618) — The Jairou (619) — 

 The Spring-Bok (620) — Its Immense Numbers (620) — The Dseren (622) — The Sasin (623) — The 

 Pallah (624) — The Saiga (624) — The Sub-family Antilocaprinae (625) — The Prong Horn (625). 



CHAPTER XXIX. 

 THE LESSER ANTELOPES. 

 The Ourebi (627) — The Klippspringer {628)— The Water Buck (628)— The Blue Buck (630) 

 —The Musk Antelope 629)— The Duykcr Bok (630)— The Rhoode Bok (631)— The Chickara 



