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transverse section would be somewhat ovate. Toward 

 their tips the horns are rounded, and end in a sharp 

 point. The eyes resemble those of the common Ox ; the 

 ears are much longer, broader, and blunter than those of 

 that animal. 



" The neck is very slender near the head, at some 

 distance from which a dewlap commences, but this is not 

 so deep, nor so much undulated as in the Zebu or Indian 

 Ox. The dewlap is covered with strong longish hairs, so 

 as to form a kind of mane on the lower part of the neck ; 

 but this is not very conspicuous, especially when the 

 animal is young. 



" In place of the hump (which is situated between the 

 shoulders of the Zebu) the Gayal has a sharp ridge, which 

 commences on the hinder part of the neck, slopes gra- 

 dually up till it comes over the shoulder- joint, then runs 

 horizontally almost a third part of the length of the 

 back, where it terminates with a very sudden slope. The 

 height of this ridge makes the neck appear much depressed, 

 and also adds greatly to the clumsiness of the chest, 

 which, although narrow, is very deep. The sternum is 

 covered by a continuation of the dewlap. The rump, or 

 os sacrum, has a more considerable declivity than that of 

 the European Ox, but less than that of the Zebu. 



"The tail is covered with short hair, except near the end, 

 where it has a tuft like that of the common Ox ; but in 

 the Gayal the tail descends no lower than the extremity 

 of the tibia. 



"The legs, especially the fore ones, are thick and 

 clumsy. The false hoofs are much larger than those of 

 the Zebu. The hinder parts are weaker in proportion 

 than the fore ; and, owing to the contraction of the belly, 



