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museum in Calcutta places the matter beyond a 

 doubt. The Indian variety is about nine and a half 

 or ten feet long from the nose to tip of the tail ; the 

 tail thirty-four inches long ; the skull is massive, the 

 frontals large, deeply concave, surmounted by a large 

 semi-cylindric crest rising above the base of the 

 horns. There arc thirteen pairs of ribs. The head is 

 square, proportionately shorter than in the ox, and 

 the bony frontal ridge is five inches above the frontal 

 plane. The muzzle is large and full, and the eyes 

 small, with a full pupil of a pale blue colour. The 

 whole of the head in front of the eyes is covered with 

 a coat of close short hair of a light grayish-brown 

 colour, which below the eyes is darker, approaching 

 almost to black. The muzzle is grayish, and the hair 

 thick and short. The ears are broad and fan- shaped, 

 and the neck, which is sunk between the head and 

 back, is short, thick and heavy. Behind the neck, and 

 immediately above the shoulder, rises a fleshy gibbosity, 

 or hump, of the same height as the dorsal ridge. The 

 ridge rises gradually as it goes backwards, and 

 terminates about the middle of the back. The chest 

 is broad, the shoulder deep and muscular, and the 

 forelegs short, with the joints very short and strong, 

 and the arm exceedingly large and muscular. The 

 hair on the neck and breast is longer than on the 

 body ; and the skin of the throat is somewhat loose, 

 giving the appearance of a slight dewlap. The fore- 

 legs have a rufus tint behind, and laterally above 

 the white, the hindquarters are lighter and lower 

 than the fore, falling suddenly from the termination 

 of the dorsal ridge. The skin on the neck, shoulders 

 and thighs is very thick, about two inches, the 



