466 Illustrations of the Genera of the Bovince. [No. 114. 



red, with yellow hoops ; is a female. 13 Pairs of ribs, 7 true and 6 

 false per side : dorsal vertebrae 13 : Lumbar 6 : (Ilium in foetus joined 

 only to one sacral vertebra) alias, ossa ilii jointed with 1st sacral verte- 

 bra only. Hollow of sacrum formed of three. In all 4 sacral : caudal 

 16 : cervical 7 : Spinous process of the 7th but moderately raised, 

 process of 1st dorsal twice as long as 2nd and 3rd dorsals, gradually 

 increasing : 4th to 8th nearly equal and longest : 9th 10th about length 

 of 23: 11 to 13 gradually falling off; spinous process of lumbars not 

 noticeably larger but broader than those of dorsal. Dorsals : Dorsal 

 vertebras 13 : Spine of dentale vertebrae rather large. The general 

 contour of the head from nose to occiput presents an equable arch in all 

 its length, the frontals having no transverse dip, and but a moderate 

 crest passing backwards with a broad quiet swell : frontals 2, divided 

 longitudinally : 2 parietals occupying the sides of the head, contributing 

 to the full uniform swell of superior surface and indented posteally in a 

 triangular shape, which indentation is filled by the anteal portion of the 

 occipital, and is still on superior surface of the scull. This triangular 

 occipital bone is bounded below, by the transverse suture, and here the 

 fall towards the posteal surface of the cranium begins. The second, or 

 true occipital bone, bearing the crest is shaped differently. The others 

 are two for the codyles, and one for the cuneiform process. 



This young is a female, and probably therefore as well as on account 

 of its imperfect state, the head shews nothing of the transverse depres- 

 sion or of the huge crest, characterising the frontals of mature male. 

 Kidneys, as in Bos, oblong and multilobular, Intestines 20 feet, of thin 

 uniform diameter. Coecum If inch long, and 36 inches from end ; its 

 diameter and that of gut below it, rather plus that of the small guts. 

 Stomach 8 inches long ; length between orifices, 5 — from Cardiac to 

 funders, 3 ; peculiar formation vaguely traceable ; great paunch largest j 

 next solvent, rather less. 



June 20. — Mother op above, from Saul forest. Snout to rump nine 

 feet. Height before 5 feet. Tail 2 feet one inch. All essential characters 

 and the aspect, of mas, but smaller considerably and dorsal and frontal 

 crests less developed. Colours identical. 



Yah, Bisonus Pcephagus, male, mature, July 12. 



Nape to root tail (straight), . 5 6 



Height at shoulder, 4 2 



Ditto at croup, 3 6 



