LITTLK INDIAN BUFFALO. 
those of the ox, and it's legs are short and 
squat ; it's neck is thick and short, and the 
! dewlap very small. It has the head of an 
OX) and the horns rise from a bone on the 
top of the head : these are black ; much 
notched, like those of the gazelle or Barbary 
antelope ; and formed like a crescent. It has 
ihe ears of a cow ; it's shoulders are plump, 
ind a little elevated ; and it's tail is long, and 
:overed with black hair. It has the appear- 
mcc of an ox, only it is not so tall. Belon 
jdds, that this small ox was brought to Cairo 
jrom Azamia, a province of Asia, and that it 
5 also found in Africa. 
Prosper Alpinus, who describes this animal, 
nd gives a figure of it, as well as Belon, 
!Lys that it is found in Egypt. 
I Mis description, BuiTun observes, agrees 
ith his ow^n, as well as with that of Belon. 
he only differences between the three, are in 
e colour of the horns and the hair. The 
sbu of Belon was ^^ellow on the belly, 
own on the back, and had black horns; 
at of Prosper Alpinus was red, marked with 
small 
