BUFFALO. 



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gal, and to have been about fourteen feet high, 

 which is to be understood of the measure from 

 the hoofs to the top of the horns. It is said to par- 

 take of the form of the horse, the bull, and the 

 deer, and to be a very bold and daring animaU 

 Mr. Kerr, in his publication, adds a figure of this 

 species, from an Indian painting In this paint- 

 ing the animal appears, in proportion to the hu- 

 man figures standing near, to be at least eight 

 feet high at the shoulder. It is of a black colour, 

 quite smooth, and without either protuberance or 

 mane. Of this figure published by Mr. Kerr, a 

 copy is introduced into the present work. Horns 

 of the animal exist in the British and other Mu- 

 seums. 



BUFFALO. 



Bos Bubalus. B. cornihus resupinatis iiitortis antice planis, U?u 



S]/st. Nat. p. 99. 

 Ox with horns lying backwards, turning inwards, and flat on the 



fore part. 



Bubalus. Gesn. Qiiadr. p, 139. Jonst. Quadr, t. 20. 

 Buffelus. Aldr. bisulc. p. ^6^. Jonst Quad}\ p. 

 Le Buffle. Buff. 11, p. 2^4. pL 25. 

 BufF^o. Pennant Quadr, I. p, 28. 



In its general appearance, the Buffalo is so 

 nearly allied to the common Ox, that without an 

 attentive examination, it might pass for a variety 

 of the same animal. It diilers, however, in the 



