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angle will thus be formed at the elbow, which is consonant 

 with the shape of a tsine's horns. The Burmese will lie 

 down on the ground if attacked by a tsine, as the latter 

 cannot thus do damage with his horns, the points of which 

 turn inwards, whereas, if attacked by a bison, the only 

 thing to do is to get behind, or preferably, up a tree. The 

 following measurements, which I have selected from among 

 some hundreds of heads hung up in Chin villages in the 

 plain, may be of interest ; the largest measurements which 

 I could find are here given, and may be taken to be, as 

 regards the tsine, if not a record, at any rate dimensions 

 which very few tsine attain. 



Tsine. Bison, 

 in. in. 



Round left horn, at base . . .20 .20 



Round right horn, at base . . 20 . 20 



Between horns, on top of head . . 6 .10 



Between horns, across forehead . . io|- . 13^ 



Round outside curve of left horn . -31 -3 



Round outside curve of right horn . 31 . 29 



Between tips of horns . . .21 .29 



Length of skull . . . . 21 . 22^ 



Thickness of skull (about) . . i . 2 



(Sd.) TSINEGALAT. 



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