514 DESCRIPTION OF A SPECIES 



as in the Bos Zebu, or Indian ox. The dewlap is 

 covered with strong longish hair, so as to form a 

 kind of mane on the Imver part of the neck ; but 

 tliis is not very conspicuous, especially when the 

 animal is young. 



' In place of the hump, which is situated be- 

 tween the shoulders of the Zebu, the Gayld has 

 a sharp ridge, which commences on the hinder 

 part of the neck, slopes gradually up till it comes 

 over the shoulder joint, then runs horizontally 

 almost a third part of the length of the back, 

 where it terminates with a very sudden slope. 

 The height of this ridge makes the neck appear 

 much depressed, and also adds greatly to tlie 

 clumsiness of the chest, which, although narrow, 

 is very deep. The sternum is covered by a con- 

 tinuation of the dewlap. The belly is protube- 

 rant, but in its hinder part is greatly contracted. 

 The rump, or os sacrum, has a more considerable 

 declivity than that of the European ox, but less 

 than that of the Zebu. 



' The tail is covered with short hair, except 

 near the end, where it has a tuft like that of the 

 common ox ; but, in the Gayal, the tail descends 

 no lower than the extremity of the tibia. 



' The legs, especially the fore ones, are thick 

 and clumsy. The false hoofs are much larger 

 than those of the Zebu. The hinder parts are 

 weaker in proportion than the forehand; antl^ 

 owing to the contraction of the belly, the hinder 

 legs, although in fact the shortest, appear to, be 

 tlie lon2:est. 



' The wliole body is covered with a thick coat 

 of short hair, which is lengthened out into a 



