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between the gyal and the domestic cow, this ridge is altogether want- 

 ing, and the back is remarkably straight, resembling some of the best 

 breeds of English cattle. 



Hab.— The hill regions of Assam, Tipperah, and Manipur, extend- 

 ing through the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Arracan to Akyab ; also 

 found in the Duffla hills north of the Brahmaputra. Gyals of indisputably 

 pure breed have been obtained from Hill Tipperah and the Naga hills ; 

 other specimens, of which the purity is doubtful, have been obtained 

 from the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Lushai hills, the country of the Abors 

 in the hill regions of Assam, Cachar, &e. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 From 1876 to 1884. 



(176) THE SONDAIC OX, OE BANTENG. 

 (BOS SONDAICUS— {Mull.) ) 



The ban ten g is readily distinguished from the gyal by its yellowish 

 brown colour with a chestnut tinge and the white rump ; the ridge on 

 the anterior portion of the back is much less developed than in either 

 the gyal or gaur ; tail long ; dewlap moderate ; horns smaller, and more 

 rounded and curved than in the gyal. A fully adult male is a much 

 darker animal than when it is young or adolescent. 



Hab. — Burmah, Malay peninsula, the islands of Java, Borneo, and 

 Bali ; it is said to occur in Arracan also. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 From October 1881 to March 1888. 



(177) THE GAUR. 



(BOS GAURUS— Trail.) 



Description. — An adult gaur is a much larger animal than a gyal 

 or banteng, standing nearly 6 feet high at the shoulder ; it is more 

 slender in build, but robust and compact ; general colour dark chestnut 

 brown ; legs white, as in the gyal and banteng ; the ridge on the 

 anterior portion of the back is much elevated, and the back arched ; 

 there is a conspicuous ridge in the middle of the skull between the 

 horns ; the forehead is depressed ; there is no dewlap. 



Only juvenile and adolescent specimens have been exhibited. 



Hab. — Southern and Central India, extending through the Central 

 Provinces and Chota Nagpore to Orissa and Midnapore, the Nepal and 

 Bhutan Terai, Assam, Tipperah and Chittagong hills, extending 

 southwards through Arracan and Burmah to the Malay peninsula. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 From 1881 to 1885. 



