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beast out, and another at the heel of the fore-foot, and 

 measure directly across with a measuring-tape. I did the 

 same to those I shot in India; but on an average the 

 Burmese bulls and cows far exceeded them in every way; 

 besides, there are other differences. The dorsal ridge is more 

 pronounced, and extends further back to within a span of the 

 croup or hip-joint ; the head is longer, the nose arched like a 



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ram's (some of those in the Western Ghauts have this too, 

 but in a less degree). The cows in India differ from the bulls 

 in having slighter and more graceful heads, while those in 

 Burma have longer heads, and noses more arched than the bulls. 

 It was recognized by most naturalists that the gaur had 

 no dew-lap, and such also was my opinion ; but lately it has 

 been proved that some have a well-marked dew-lap, and others 

 none. I don't think the loose skin of the neck in the Burmese 

 animals amounted to a dew-lap, but that depends a good deal 



