1850.] Notice on the Ball Coal of the Burdwan Mines. 75 



significant particulars for a generic (and specific) character of Budorcas, 

 from the above ample and careful account of our animal, the work 

 merely of five minutes. 



Since the above paper was written, I have received from Major 

 Jenkins a very neat model in wood, and coloured, of the Takin. The 

 model is the work of the native chief, who slew, and presented to 

 Major J. the animals whose spoils formed the materials of my descrip- 

 tion. This model is very neatly executed, and is a surprising sample 

 of Mishmi ingenuity. It confirms my description, as to figure but not 

 quite as to colour ; for, there is a white half-moon mark on the top of 

 the forehead, and the grizzled hue of the body is confined to the back, 

 the flanks as well as the rest of the carcase and limbs, being black. 

 This model pourtrays a male of mature age and presents to view an 

 animal of more than Bovine bulk and massiveness, with an elongated 

 deep body, high shoulder, thick bull neck, immense head not much 

 boomed on the chanron, and short rigid Bovine limbs supported on 

 broad hoofs. With the model, came to me some sketches of scenery 

 due to the same dexterous hands. These sketches lead one to infer 

 that the country frequented by the Takin, abounds in vegetation arboreal 

 and other. The trees are numerous, large, and many of them, conifers. 



A Third Notice on the Ball Coal of the Burdwan Mines. — By Henry 

 Piddington, Cur. Mus. Eco. Geology. 



The two previous notices on this singularly formed coal, will be found 

 in the Journal, Vol. XVII. p. 58, for January 1848, and in Vol. XVIII. 

 p. 413, for April 1849. 



I have now through the kindness of Mr. Homfray, been enabled to 

 see a large heap of it at Howrah as brought from the mines ; and to a 

 valuable collection of choice specimens which he had put by, he kindly 

 allowed me to add such as I chose to pick from the heap. Mr. 

 Theobald, Junior has also sent to the Museum a basket full of the balls. 



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