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THE OX TRIBE. 



bold, never approaching where man has established his 

 dominion. Nevertheless, when caught, they are easily 

 subdued, and become quite domesticated in a few months. 

 The milk of this species is said to be more abundant and 

 nourishing than that of any other." 



From all that is at present known respecting this 

 animal, it is regarded by M. F. Cuvier as a new species 

 added to the genus Bos; and, from the circumstance of 

 its having been first seen in a wild state near the moun- 

 tains of Sylhet, he has given it the specific name of 

 Sylhetanus. 



The animal represented in the following vignette is 

 the Syrian Ox, which is considered as a variety of Bos 

 Taurus. 



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