The Yak 



throughout their length ; their curvature beino^ at first 

 upwards and outwards, then forwards, and finally 

 inwards and upwards, with a slightly backward inclina- 

 tion in some examples. The horns of the cows (plate 

 ii, fig. 4^) are much more slender than those of the 



Fig. 10.— Skull and Horns of Yak, from a specimen in the British Museum. 



bulls. The longest horns on record are a pair 

 in the Museum" at Lucknow, stated to measure 

 39 inches along the curve. Next to these is a pair 

 measuring 3 8f inches in length, 17 in girth, and 19 

 between the tips. 



As regards general characters, the hair on the head, 

 back, and upper portion of the sides is comparatively 



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