AMERICAN BISON". 
IHE Bison is defined, by Linnaeus, a Beeve 
with horns turned upwards; a hunch back;, 
and a very long mane and beard. - 
It seems agreed, by naturalists in general, 
that the Bison, which is called Sober by the 
Lithuanians, and Wisent by the Germans, 
is merely a variety of the cow kind, and chief- 
ly distinguished from the rest by a lump be- 
tween it's shoulders. ^ 
Buffon saysy that all the southern parts of 
Africa and Asia are inhabited by Hunchc*d 
Dxen ; among which a great variety is to be 
met with, as far as respe61:s size, colour, 
shape of the horns, &cc. The Bison, or 
Wild Hunched Ox, is generally stronger, and 
much larger, than the tame Ox of India : it 
is, however, sometimes smaller; but this is 
said to depend only on the quantity of food. 
In Malabar, Abyssinia, and Madagascar, 
where the meadows >are naturally spacious and 
feitilc. 
