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Mil. R. I. rOCOCK ON THE 



[June 14, 



Bos somlaicus Sclileg. <k Miill. (Banting) ; calf four days old 

 that died in the Gardens. 



lios gridiniens (Yak) ; a female specimen. 



Bos catfi'i- Sparrni. (African BuflUlo) ; dried foot lent to me by 

 Rowland Ward. Ltd. 



Bos hubalus L. (Indian Bufialo) ; ditto. 



Text-fig. 124. 



A. Mt'Jian vertical section of foot of Bos huhalus (dficil). 

 IJ. Tlie same of Bos cajf'er (dried). 



In fresh specimens there is al\v:iys amass of vascular gelatinous 

 tissue between the penidtimato ]»lialanges of the pa.stern, coire- 

 Bpondiiig to that which is found along the posterior inner surface 

 of the pastern in fresh .specimens of Adenota kob, Cervlcajyra 

 redtinca, Tanrotrmjus, Boselap/ms, etc. 



In the feet of the two Butt'alos mentioned above I found the 

 iiiterungual integument much thicker in B. mffer than in 

 li. hubalus, and the former had a <lofpcr depression on the front 



