The Gaur, or Indian Bison 



as stated above, that in Travancore some of the old 

 bulls display a strongly developed dewlap, although 

 this character is not constant in the district. More 

 important still is a statement by Mr. C. W. A. Bruce, 

 to the effect that Burmese gaur are always dis- 

 tinguished by the presence of a large dewlap in the old 

 bulls, as well as by their very dark colour. 



Fig. 5. — Head of Burmese Gaur, or Pyoung, from Mr. Reade's specimen. 



Unfortunately, Mr. Reade's specimen does not 

 exhibit the whole of the throat, but sufficient remains 

 to show not only that there was a well-marked dewlap, 

 but that the upper portion of this, at any rate, carries 

 a tuft of long black hair. Such a throat-fringe is 

 unknown in Indian gaur, and its occurrence in the 

 Burmese form seems sufficient to indicate the racial 

 distinctness of the latter. In the type specimen (fig. 5) 

 the hair of the face is marked by a number of small 

 light-coloured spots, very similar in hue to the light 



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