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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Skull and Horns of Cow Gaur, from Mr. A. O. Hume's specimen. 



GAUR (Bos gaums). 



This splendid wild ox, the miscalled bison of Anglo-Indian sports- 

 men, is the typical representative of a group of oriental species nearly 

 related to the domesticated ox, but presenting certain well-marked 

 points of difference. Among these may be noted the shorter head and 

 tail, the frequently elliptical section of the horns, and, above all, the 

 presence of a more or less distinct ridge running from the withers to 

 the middle of the back, where it terminates in a sudden step. In the 

 gaur this ridge is very strongly developed, but the most distinctive 

 feature of the animal is the great arch on the crown of the head 

 between the horns, which bends forward to communicate a concave 

 profile to the forehead. With the exception of the white " stockings " 



