258 THE SYLHET OX. 



All this part is covered with a greyish woolly hair, 

 longer than on the other parts, and covering also the 

 back of the neck, occiput, and front. The rest of 

 the hair is Dlack, with the exception of the limbs, 

 which are white to the knees. The taL is terminated 

 by a tuft of long strong hairs ; and in males of three 

 years old, .ong black hairs also hang from the lower 

 part of the neck. The cow is smaller in. size, with 

 lesser horns ; the hair of a duller black, the grey of 

 the hump shading upon the sides, and having the 

 end of the lower lip white. Majoi Smith seems to 

 think this identical with the Gayal. B. Gav&us o\ 

 India. His figure and description correspond in 

 many parts ; they inhabit also the same districts of 

 country, and never willingly descend to the plains ; 

 they delight to range in the thickest forests, feed on 

 tbe tender shoots, and rarely eat the grasses ; they al- 

 so never wallow in the water. They are held in ve- 

 neration by the Hindoos, and perform a part in their 

 religious ceremonies and offerings. 



The Yak of Tartary is the only other animal we 

 have now to represent. 



