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THE BOVINE TRIBE OR OXEN. 



will shew the convex skull of the Auroch, with the 

 position of the horns ; while beneath is given that of 



the domestic breed. There are other parts of their 

 form which are also very different. The limbs of the 

 Auroch are slighter, and more slender, and the num- 

 ber of ribs is fourteen, whereas in the domestic 'breeds 

 they are only thirteen. The Aurochs belong to the 

 Bisontine group. 



The Buffalo belongs to the Bubaline group, and 

 differs even more than the Aurochs in form. 



Major Smith places the fossil species, under the 

 title of Bos (taurus) Urns, and considers the wild 

 cattle of our parks as the white variety. The cut 

 below exhibits the form of the head of Cuvier's fossil 



