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not a joint of it is perceptible ; but it has much thd 

 appearance of a large bunch of hair artificially set on. 

 The shoulders, rump, and upper part of the body i 

 clothed with a sort of thick soft wool, but the infe- 

 rior parts with straight pendant hair, that descends be- 

 low the knee ; and I have seen it so long in some cat- 

 tle which were in high health and condition, as to trail 

 upon the ground. From the chest, between the fore- 

 legs, issues a large pointed tuft of hair, growing some- 

 what longer than the rest. The legs are very short* 

 !n every other respect, hoofs, 6cc. he resembles the 

 ordinary bull. There is a great variety of colors 

 amongst them, but black or white are the most preva- 

 lent. It is not uncommon to see the long hair upon 

 ridge of the back, the tail, tuft upon the chest, 



td the legs below the knee white, when all the rest 

 of the animal is jet black. 



These cattle, though not large boned, from the 

 profuse quantity of hair with which they are provided, 

 appear of great bulk. They have a down heavy look, 

 but are fierce, and discover much impatience at the 

 near approach of strangers. Thev do not low loud 

 (like the cattle of England) any more than those of" 

 Hindostan\ but make a low grunting noise scarcely au- 

 dible, and that but seldom, when under some impress 

 sion of uneasiness. These cattle are pastured in the 

 coldest parts ot'Ttbct, upon the short herbage peculi- 

 ar to the tops of mountains and bleak plains. That 

 chain of lofty mountains situated between lat. 27 and 

 8, which divide Tibet from Booian y and whofe sum- 

 mits are most commonly clothed with snow, is their 



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