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very early morning lowing like domestic cattle. 

 The herd was separated, and possibly the lowing 

 was a call to unite the scattered members. In 

 this case, unfortunately for the tsaing, it gave 

 the writer a clue to their whereabouts, with the 

 result that he was able to get up to them and 

 bag the bull. A solitary bull tsaing often grunts 

 like bison, but never so loudly. But the grunting 

 can frequently be heard when close, as also the 

 noise the bull makes when tramping about in 

 cover. 



Tsaing stick more to the plains than do 

 bison, and are very partial to open patches of 

 grass known in Burma as ' quins.' But they are 

 good climbers nevertheless, and the way a herd 

 will gallop along the side of a steep hill has to 

 be seen to be realised. 



Good trackers will know what places to make 

 for as likely to afford the best chance of finding 

 fresh tracks. It is always worth while visiting 

 the ' quins ' on tsaing ground. 



The objection to following a herd of tsaing 

 does not hold good to the same extent as it does 

 with bison, provided the tracks show that there 

 is a decent bull with the herd. As I have said, a 

 bull tsaing can be distinguished at once from the 

 rest of the herd, both from his superior height 

 and distinctive colouring. At the same time, 

 tsaing are such wary creatures, and such silent 

 movers and feeders, that there is always a great 



