50 THE OX TRIBE. 



THE GYALL, 



(Bos Frontalis of Lambert ;) 



THE GAYAL, 



(Bos Gavceus of Colebrooke ;) 



THE JUNGLY GAU, 



(Bos Sylhetanus of F. Cuvier.) 



Of the animals named in the foregoing list, we have 

 had several very interesting accounts ; but none of these 

 have been sufficiently precise to enable us to determine 

 the specific character of the animals described. 



Are they, as some affirm, merely different names for 

 the same animal ; or do they designate animals which are 

 really and truly distinct ? 



Nothing short of an appeal to structure can satisfactorily 

 settle this or any other disputed point of a similar nature ; 

 but, unfortunately for zoology, the opportunities for such 

 appeals are rare, and, when they do occur, are seldom 

 taken advantage of. Let us hope that this hint will not 

 be lost on some of our intelligent countrymen in the East ; 

 and that before long we may be favoured with the result 

 of their researches. 



In the meantime, and in order to facilitate as much as, 

 possible the endeavours of those who may have oppor- 

 tunities for such inquiries, the following epitome is given 

 of the various papers which have already appeared on the 

 subject, but which, in their present scattered form, are of 

 very little general utility. 



