HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 43 



THE BISON. 

 (Bos Bison, Linn. Lc Bison Ameriquc, Buff.) 



DIFFERS from the rest of the Ox kind, in having 

 a large lump between its shoulders, almost as high 

 as that of a Camel. He has a long shaggy mane, 

 which forms a kind of beard under his chin ; his 

 eyes are fierce, his forehead large, and his horns 

 extremely wide. It is dangerous to pursue him, 

 except in forests abounding with trees large enough 

 to conceal the hunters. He is generally taken in 

 pits covered with branches of trees and grass, on 

 the opposite side of which the hunters tempt the 

 animal to pursue them; and the enraged creature 

 running towards them, falls into the trap prepared 

 for it, and is then overpowered and slain. 



The Bison, or the animal with the hump, is found 

 in all the southern parts of the world, though 

 greatly differing from each other in size and form. 



