on the Bos Gour of India. 



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DIMENSIONS. 



a to a between the tips 15 inches. 



b to b greatest diameter of the curve 25 inches, 3 inches below 

 the tips. 



c to c greatest breadth of the forehead 12^ inches. 



d to d circumference of the horn at the base 13|, another speci- 

 men measures 15^ inches. 



From the base of the horn to the tip round the outer curve, 26 

 inches; another ditto 28. 



Fig. 1. The true or "Asseel Gayil " (Bos Gay mis) of the 

 S.E. Frontier of Bengal, drawn from a female subject recently 

 killed. 



a to a 

 b to b 

 c to c 

 d to d 

 c to e 

 /to/ 



Head- 



DIMENSIONS. 



space between the points of the horns, 14 inches. 



ditto five inches lower, 21^ ditto. 



breadth of the forehead, 12 ditto. 



ditto across the eyes 1 1^. 



ditto across the muzzle, 5 ditto, 



length of the head, 22 ditto. Length of horn round thq 

 outer curve, 21 ditto. Circumference of ditto at the 

 base, 10^ ditto. Length of ears, 9 ditto. 



General Dimensions of the Asseel Gaycil. 



-length from nose to occiput 22 



Body — ditto from occiput to root of the tail 



,, length of tail 28 



,, height from the hoof to shoulder ... 62 



„ ditto ditto to rump 48 



„ greatest circumference of the abdomen . . 77 



length of ears — 



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ft. 



Maize Jlill, Greenwich^ 

 27 th March J 1827. 



