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along the middle of the back, it appears even 

 taller ; Mr. Ditmas's bull measured 7ft. 3f in. to 

 the top of this dorsal ridge. The back is curiously 

 arched, forming a fairly continuous curve from the 

 nose to the base of the tail. The skull is massive, 

 and is surmounted by a large semi-cylindrical crest, 

 rising above the base of the horns. The muzzle is 

 large and full. The horns in the adult bull are, 

 like the skull that bears them, very strong and 

 massive ; they extend outwards from the head, and 

 the points are turned upwards and inwards. A 

 good head is shown at the Zoo, on the wall opposite 

 the stall in which the gaur is confined. The colour 

 of the animals is a very deep brownish-black, with 

 the exception of a light tuft on the forehead 

 between the horns, and four "white stockings." 

 There is no dewlap in either sex. 



''Jack," as the new arrival is called, is but a 

 small beast, standing, as nearly as we can guess, 

 between thirteen and fourteen hands. But if it be 

 true, as alleged, that the bull does not attain his 

 full growth until his tenth year, he has plenty of 

 time to reach even the enormous proportions that 

 we have mentioned. At the present time he is in 

 very bad condition, being indeed little more than 

 a bag of bones, the result of his long journey, 

 during which, for some reason which we cannot 

 understand, he appears to have been fed principally 

 on bananas and other fruit ; but we believe he 

 already shows a marked improvement, and he cer- 

 tainly takes kindly to the good clover hay with 



