336 NATURALIST'S CABINET. 



Mode of hunting. 



dica of China, all the different parts of the camel 

 occupy a conspicuous place. 



THE BISON. 



THIS animal has short rounded horns, point- 

 ing outwards; a remarkably ample forehead; 

 fierce glaring eyes ; a protuberance on the shoul- 

 ders, almost as high as that of a camel ; and a 

 long shaggy mane, which forms a kind of beard 

 under the chin. The fore-parts of the body are 

 excessively thick and strong ; and the hinder 

 parts are comparatively slender. 



These quadrupeds range in droves, feeding in 

 the open savannahs morning and evening. Dur- 

 ing the sultry part of the day they repose near 

 shady rivulets and streams of water; frequently 

 leaving so deep an impression of their feet in the 

 moist land, from the immense weight of their 

 bodies, as to be thus traced and shot by the In- 

 dians. In this undertaking, however, the utmost 

 caution is requisite, since their faculty of smell is 

 so acute, that the moment they get scent of an 

 enemy, they take to flight; and when wounded 

 slightly, they become perfectly infuriate, and 

 sometimes immolate their unfortunate adversary 

 with their horns and hoofs. With a favourable 

 wind, tlfe hunters approach very near, since the 

 Animals are almost blinded by the long hair that 



