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QUADRUPEDS. 



where they feed on coarse grass and the shoots of young trees. They are very injurious 

 in forests. Their milk is useful as an article of food, and the flesh of the young is 

 eaten. 



FIG. 436 HEAD OF THE ARGALI OR WILD SHEEP. 



The genus Ox (Bos) has the horns directed sideways, and then twining 

 upwards or forwards in form of a crescent. They are all large animals, with 

 a broad muzzle, low stature, and stout legs. They are also distinguished by 

 a fold of skin that hangs beneath the neck, which is called the dewlap. They 

 delight in moist and marshy localities, and are slow and heavy in their move- 

 ments. 



FIG. 437. INDIAN Ox. 



The Common Ox (Bos Taw-its'] is too well known to need description. As power- 

 ful as he is docile, the ox is of great use in domestic economy. He draws waggons 



