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Nepal through the hilly districts on the south of 
Assam into Burma, and thence as far south as the 
Malay Peninsula, where it is known to the natives 
as the seladang. 
The seladang {B. gaurus hubbacki) is distinguished 
by the greater downward extension of the greyish 
fawn-coloured area on the forehead, as compared with 
the typical Indian gaur, coupled with the presence of 
a whitish ring just above the naked portion of the 
muzzle. More important is the slight development, 
or absence, of the forwardly-inclined arch between 
the horns which forms such a distinctive feature of 
the typical gaur's skull. Some seladang-heads are, 
indeed, nearer in this respect to the gayal than to 
the gaur, and thereby afford confirmation of the view 
that the former is only a domesticated breed of the 
latter. 
The Burmese gaur, or pyun {B. g. readi), is stated 
to have very heavy horns, of which the tips are 
seldom broken, a distinct dewlap (also present in 
some Travancore bulls), and a throat-fringe, while 
it is also characterised by its nearly black colour, 
and the backward extension of the dorsal ridge. 
Several excellent accounts of the home-life of the 
gaur are to be found in works on Indian big game 
and sport, among which special attention may be 
directed to those by Captain J. Forsyth ^ and Mr. 
G. P. Sanderson,^ the former dealing with the habits 
of these cattle among the picturesque scarped hills 
of the Pachmari Hills of central India. Of more 
recent date is an account of gaur and gaur-hunting 
^ The Highlands of Central India, London, 1889, 2nd ed. 
2 Thirteen Years Among the Wild Beasts of India ^ London 
1890. 
