120 BUFFALO. YACK. MUSK OX. BI SO N. 



12. The Auroch formerly inhabited all temperate Europe ; now 

 the race is almost extinct, and only a few individuals are found, 

 that have taken refuge in the great marshy forests of Lithuania, 

 of the Krapacs, and of Caucasus. 



13. The Buffalo, Bos Bnbalits (Plate 6, fig. 1.) originally 

 from India and naturalised in Italy and Greece, has a convex fore- 

 head, higher than wide, and the horns marked in front by a longi- 

 tudinal ridge. It is less docile than the Ox, but is more robust, 

 and more easily fed. Its skin is converted into a strong, dura- 

 ble kind of leather ; the horns are of a very fine grain, and are 

 susceptible of a high polish. The Buffalo loves to wallow in the 

 mud ; he is an excellent swimmer, and sometimes dives to a depth 

 of ten or twelve feet, to tear up with his horns certain aquatic 

 plants that he eats while swimming. 



14. The Yack, also called the Horse-tailed Buffalo, and 

 Grunting Cow of tartary, Bos Grunuiens, (Plate 5, fiy. 13.) 

 is a species originally from Thibet, and is of small size. The 

 Yack has a long mane on his back and his tail is covered with 

 long hairs like that of a horse This tail constitutes the standards 

 still used among the Turks to distinguish the superior officers. 



15. The ;)/?/.*/< Ox of America, IJs Moschatva t ~(Plate6. 

 fig. 2.) inhabits the most northern parts of America, under the 

 polar circle, and climbs rocks almost as well as a goat. The 

 horns meet at their base in front of the forehead almost on a 

 straight line, and are directed outwards and downwards. It 

 stands low, and is covered with tufted hair that reaches to the 

 ground. The tail is very short. It diffuses a strong smell of 

 musk with which its flesh is also impregnated. The Esquimaux 

 make caps of the tail, the hairs of which falling over their face, 

 defend them from mosquitoes. 



16. The Bison, or American Buffalo, Bos Rison ; Kos Ameri- 

 canus, also inhabits North America, but not to so high a latitude 

 as the preceding. He is met with from Louisiana to within a 

 few degrees of the polar circle. He lives in great herds, pell-mell 

 with deer and stags on the vast open savannas or prairies, and 

 abounds in the vicinity of the sources of the Missouri and Missis- 

 sippi rivers, and is always found near salt-licks. He is smaller 

 than the Auroch, but larger than the domestic Bull. His limbs 

 andtailare short. The anterior part of his body is very thick 



12. Where is the Auroch found ? 



13. What is the Buffalo? Whore is it found ? To what uses is it ap. 

 phed ? What are it* habits ? 



14. What is the Yni-k ? What use is made of its tail? 



15. Where is the Musk Ox found ? What kind of an animal is it ? 



16. Where is the Bison found? What are its characters ? 



