150 THE OX AND ITS KINDRED 
European cattle in general configuration, in the 
shape of the ears, in the point where the dewlap 
commences, in the typical curvature of their horns, 
in their manner of carrying their heads when at rest, 
in their ordinary variations of colour, especially in the 
frequent presence of nilgai-like markings on their 
feet, and " in the one being born with teeth protruding 
through their jaws, and the other not so." They have 
different habits, and their voice is entirely different. 
Humped cattle in India "seldom seek shade, and 
never go into the water and there stand knee-deep, 
like the cattle of Europe." They have run wild in 
parts of Oude and Rohilcund, and can maintain 
themselves in a region infested by tigers. They 
have given rise to many distinct breeds, differing 
greatly in size, in the presence of either one or 
two humps, in length of horns, and in several other 
respects. 
In many of the humped cattle of northern and 
central India the dewlap is of great size, and com- 
mences close to the chin, this being also the case in 
a breed from the Blue Nile; whereas in European 
cattle this appendage, which never attains such large 
dimensions as in the former, does not start till well 
down on the throat. The nilgai-like markings on 
the feet referred to by Blyth take the form of white 
rings round the fetlocks in the darker-coloured Indian 
strains or individuals. In the Indian breeds, except 
those which are altogether white, there are also very 
generally white or light-coloured rings round the 
eyes. The forehead, as already mentioned, is 
frequently convex, with the portion above the eyes 
short. 
The horns are very frequently large, especially in 
