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causes them to have a relatively lai-ge maximum span and a cor- 

 respondingly small tip-to-tip interval, as is indicated in the table 

 of measurements given below. In consequence, I take it, of the 

 outward and somewhat backward direction of the basal portion 

 of the horns, the frontal region of the skull is somewhat convex, 

 while the intercornual ridge has a distinct prominence in the 

 middle line. 



Text-fig. 124. 



Skull and horns of male Bovnean Bantin {B. sondaicus lowi), from the 

 Kejang Vallej, in the British Museum. 



In the Bornean Bantin, as typified by the largest of the skulls 

 presented by Mr. Low to the British Museum (text-fig. 124), the 

 horns, which are relatively stouter, are less curved and have a 



