236 THE KVLOE. OR HIGHLAND CATTLE. 



Major Smith places his subgenus Taurus, which 

 we have been now examining, last in the series of 

 Bovine Animals. We have treated of it first, as con- 

 taining the animals of most importance, not as dis- 

 agreeing with the system of that accomplished zoo- 

 logist, who has had much more extensive opportuni- 

 ties of investigating the Ruminant Animals than we 

 are likely for a long time to enjoy. We now come 

 to his subgenus Bubalus, which contains animals from 

 both India and Africa. His characters are, " Ani- 

 mals low in proportion to their bulk ; limbs very so- 

 lid ; head large, forehead narrow, very strong, con- 

 vex ; choppers straight ; muzzle square ; horns lying 

 flat, or bending laterally with a certain direction to 

 the rear ; eyes large ; ears mostly funnel-shaped ; no 

 hunch, a small dewlap ; female, under with four 

 mammae ; tail long, slender."* 



The first species to be noticed is 



Mem. of Brit. Quad. 



