34° MAMMALIA. PECORA. Ox. 



fes, and oxen, under its feet ; is fo fwift, efpecially in running up hill, that a horfe cannot overtake 

 it ; and fo ftrong, that one of three years old being yoked in a waggon with fix tame oxen, their 

 whole united ftrength could not force it to move. It is of a black or dufky afti colour ; the face is 

 covered with long harfh black hair; the chin, underfide of the neck and dewlap, have long, coarfe, 

 pendent, black hair ; the horns are very thick and rugged at the bafe, near thirteen inches broad, 

 and laid flat fo as to cover moft part of the top of the head; the upper half is fmooth, taper, and 

 lharp pointed ; they meafure fometimes above three feet long, and weigh twenty-five pounds ; the 

 Ikin is thick, tough, and ys.-y ftrong ; the hairs are very {tiff, and about an inch long, lying flat on 

 the adult animals ; before the knees, and on the belly, it is long and undulated; on the top of the 

 neck is a fmall mane ; the ears are large and flouching ; the tail is fhort, almoft naked, and tufted 

 at the end with long black hair. The body and limbs are very thick and ftrong ; it is above eight 

 feet long, and about fix feet high ; the head hangs much, and has a very fierce malevolent afpecl:, 

 The ilefh is coarfe, but juicy, and has the flavour of venifon^ 



758 8. Baas. — Bos barbatus. 



Has 'fhort horns ; a beard on the chin, and curly hair on the bread. Penn. hift, of quad,, 

 p. 30. 



Cape Aurochs. Journ. hiftor. 43. 46. 



Inhabits the country north from the Cape. — This animal, which is very (lightly defcribed, lives in 

 the country of the Namaques, who call it Baas, or the Mafter Courier,, on account of its vaft fwift- 

 nefs : It is like the Common Ox, but larger, and of a grey colour ; the head is fmall, the horns 

 Ihort, the hair on the breaft is curled, and' on the chin is a beard like that of a Goat. 



759 9. Dwarf Ox. — Bos piunilus. 



The horns are almoft erecl:, clofe at the bafe, recede in the middle, and approach at the 

 points. Perm. hift. of quad. n. 10. pi. ii. f. 3. 



Bubahis, f. Bos parvus africanus. Belon, obf. 119. — Juvenca fylveftris. Profp. alp. aeg. i. 233, 

 t. 14. f. 2. — Bos exiguus africanus. Klein, quad. 11. — Small Ox of Belon. Sm. Buff. vi. 165. — 

 Petit boeuf d'afrique. Belon. voy. 119. 120. 



Inhabits Africa. — This animal was feen at Cairo by Belon, who fays it came from Afamie or Azafi 

 in Morocco : It is larger than a Roe, but lefs than a Stag, compact and well made, with a thick neck, 

 the fhaulders a little elevated, and the legs fhort ; the hair is fhining, and of a tawny brown colour, 

 and the tail is terminated by long and very coarfe hairs. The Count de BufFon fuppofes this animal 

 to be the fame with the Zebu, and Mr Pennant alledges that it may poflibly be a variety of the 

 Dant. 



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