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measurable distance of each other on the borders of Chittagong 

 and Tipperah, and that whereas the gayal was not found 

 further south, the tsine was not found further north, and I 

 believe he is perfectly correct. These are true cattle, very 

 handsome, of a deep red (the very old bulls get almost black 

 in their second childhood), with white rings round the eyes, 

 white under the belly and under the tail, along the buttocks, 

 and with dirty whitish stocking below the knees and hocks ; 

 a slight hump, which is lost in the ridge, which is not very 

 prominent, and a slight dew-lap which is not always apparent. 



TSAING OR TSINE. 



The head is very like that of a wild stag, the facial angle quite 

 straight, and at a little distance they look like a herd of tame 

 cattle. They are very hard to get at in Lower Burma, as they 

 feed in the open quins, but the Burman shikaries note the 

 paths they follow, sit upon a branch, and pot them as they 

 pass. As during my long residence in Lower Burma and 

 the many years I hunted them, I killed but five tsine, whilst 

 my colleague killed twenty-five in less than five years, I will 

 leave him to tell his adventures with them. 



