J[04 ^^^ SPECIES or ox. 



The false lioofs are much larger than those of the zthu^ 

 The hinder parts are weaker in proportion than the forehand; 

 and, owing to tjje contraction of the belly, the hinder legs, 

 although in fact the shortest, appear to be th*^ longest. 



*^**'* * The whole borly is covered with a thick coat of short hair, 



which is lengthened out into a mane on the dewlap, and into 

 a pencil-like tuft on the end of the tail. From the summit 

 of the head there diverges, with a whirl, a bunch of rather 

 long coarse hair, which lies flat, is usually lighter coloured 

 than that which is adjacent, and extends towards the horns, 



C»i»"r. ^jjj jjygj. ^jjg foic'head. The general colour of the animal 



is brown, in various shades, which very often approaches td 

 black, but sometimes is rather light. Some parts, especially 

 about the legs and belly, are usually white, but in different 

 individuals, they are very differently disposed. 



' In the first column of the following table is the measure- 

 ment of a full grown cow : in the second is that of a young 

 male. 



Ft. In. Ft. In. 



Size* From the nose to the summit of the head 1 6 18 



Distance between the roots of the horns • •••010 9 



From the horns to the shoulder 3 3 3 



From the shoulder to the insertion of the tail 4 3 3 10^ 



Height at the shoulder..- 4 9 4 7 



Height at the loins 4 4 4 2 



Depth of the chest 2 9 - - 



Circumference of the chest 67 5 7 



Circumference at the loins 5 10 06 



Length of the horns 12 - - 



Length of the ears 10 - - 



Dt^tin^iishing^ * The different species of the ox kind may be readily dis- 



chura.ners of finguished from the gayM by the following marks. The 



o>:, European and Indian oxen by the length of their tails, which 



reach to the false hoofs; the American ox by the gibbosity 



on its back; the boves moschatus, Cafer, and ■pumiluSt by 



having their horns approximated at the bases; the bos grun- 



niens by its whole tail being covered with long silky hairs; 



the bos buhalus, at least the Indian buffalo, by having the 



•*hole length of its horns compressedj and by their being 



I longer 



