different Species of Asiatic Elephants. 209 
they are of the same cast, ( zat ,) size, and disposition, and per- 
fect, that is, free from any defect or blemish, there is scarcely 
any difference in their price. 
An elephant is said to be perfect, when his ears are large 
and rounded, not ragged or indented at the margin ; his eyes 
of a dark hazle colour, free from specks ; the roof of his mouth, 
and his tongue, without dark or black spots of any considerable 
size; his trunk large, and his tail long, with a tuft of hair 
reaching nearly to the ground. There must be five nails on 
each of his fore feet, and four on each of the hind ones, ma- 
king eighteen in all ; his head well set on, and carried rather 
high. The arch or curve of his back rising gradually from the 
shoulder to the middle, and thence descending to the insertion 
of the tail; and all his joints firm and strong. There are 
several other points, of less consequence, which are taken notice 
of by the natives as well as Europeans. 
The dauntelah is generally more daring, and less manage- 
able, than the mooknah ; for this reason, until the temper and 
disposition of the two species are ascertained, Europeans will 
prefer the mooknah; but the natives, who are fond of show, 
generally take their chance, and prefer the dauntelah ; which, 
when known to be of a mild and gentle disposition, will always 
be preferred, both by Europeans and natives. 
The varieties between the mooknah and dauntelah are con- 
siderable, and for these there are appropriate names, according 
as the form of the tusks varies from the projecting horizontal, 
but rather elevated, curve of the pullung daunt * of the perfect 
• Pullung signifies a bed or cot, and daunt, teeth j and, from the tusks projecting 
so regularly, and being a little curved and elevated at the extremities, the natives 
suppose a man might lie on them at his ease, as on a bed. 
