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and a deer, as he was much slighter in figure than 

 any other species of wild cattle I had yet seen. 

 He had a blood-looking head, well tapering to- 

 wards the nose, wide nostrils, beautiful eyes, 

 silky ears fringed with long hair, and horns of 

 the same shape as the Indian " Gaur," but not 

 nearly so thick, and corrugated with five distinct 

 rings. He was of a dark ash-colour, with black 

 points, and much lighter under the belly. The 

 legs were clean and delicately formed, being very 

 free from blemishes, and the muscles and sinews 

 were well developed, standing out like whip-cord. 

 The hoofs were black, but long and sharp 

 pointed, like those of a deer. The cow and calf 

 were of a reddish-brown colour, with dirty white 

 under the belly. 



I sent one of my men back to the village to 

 inform the king of my luck, so that he could send 

 his people for the meat, as there was much more 

 than we wanted for our own use. The beef 

 proved excellent, and the marrow-bones were 

 quite a honne houche. 



Continuing our way, we passed through many 



