ASINUS. 



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ORDER— BELLU^. 



Pachydermataj Cnv. Regne. Anim. Ungulata, Owen. 



Teeth of two forms. Upper incisors 6 or none, molars all similar. 

 Canines often wanting or rudimentary. Toes hoofed. Skin thick, with 

 scattered hairs. Mammae pectoral or inguinal. 



SUB-ORDER II.— SOLIDUNGULA. 



Nose round, soft, simple. Neck elongate. Upper lip prehensile. 

 Incisors in each jaw, normal, erect. Canines normal or wanting. Toes 

 single (two united together) and covered with a single hoof. 



Family, EQUIDiB,— Hoeses. 



Toes covered with a single hoof ■ lateral rudimentary toes subequaL 

 Teeth 40. 



Incisors f . Canines j^* Molars g^ or g^ . Molars complex, with 



square crowns, marked by laminae of enamel. Crown of incisors 

 furrowed by a groove. Mammae inguinal. 



EquUB, Linn. — Tail covered with long hair to the root. Fore and 

 hind legs with a wart (sellander) on the inner side. 



Equus caballus, var domestica. — The Sind horse is an interbreed 

 from the Persian and Kattiaware© chiefly, generally with a longish 

 head and narrow chest, but with fairly well formed croup. Usually 

 very quick ; the body is somewhat heavy, but the animal is capable of 

 enduring much fatigue. The smaller breeds known as tattoos are very 

 sure-footed animals, with hardy constitutions, good and firm hoofs. 

 They are used both for riding and carrying burdens, and chiefly 

 the latter. 



Asinus, Gray, Zool. Journ. i, p. 261 ; Gat. Belhice and Brutce Br. M. 

 p. 267. 



Upper part of tail covered with short hair ; lower part covered with 

 long hair forming a tuft; forelegs only furnished with warts. A dorsal 

 and more or less distinct humeral stripe. 



Asinus vulgaris, Gray, Zool. Journ. i, p. 244 j Gat. Mam. Br. 

 Mils. p. 268 ; Cat. Belluce and Brutce, p. 268. Guddha of the 

 Hindoos ; Garrow, Mahr ; Khur, Pathan ; Guddha, Sind ; Djarh, Arab. 

 — The Domestic Ass. 



General colour uniform grey with a longitudinal dorsal streak, and a 

 dark streak across the shoulders. Ears elongate. Facial hue arched. 

 Skull with sub-orbital foramen, as in E. hemiomts, rarely of a darker 

 colour than grey, or skewbald. 



The ass varies in size and appearance in different climates, usually 

 small and shaggy in cold climates ; whether it is found in a truly wild 

 state, is doubtful. In Sind the Banians (Hindoos) or grocer section of 

 •the community utilize this animal for riding purposes, and in fact 

 prefer a good ass to a horse, as it would carry both its owner and about 



