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(Jj,, *^^Sined. Among the compound qua- 
reo’ P'^oduced in the southern and central 
b*ons of Africa, there is none in which the 
jjj several distinct races are more inti- 
ch ^ ^ ^^®iided and fashioned into one. The 
of the buffalo, the horse, and the 
^al equally impressed upon this ani- 
of ponderous head closely resembles that 
posit in the strength of its horns, the 
aljjj expression of its eye, and its 
itj ^I’uncated snout ; while the length of 
®ions contracted dimen- 
^orse^ chest, bear a closer relation to the 
' The outline of the body from the 
in a Marked by all the characters, which, 
degree, are common to the 
'lOarT*'^^ antelopes ; but the fore- 
^llied^*^* withers are still more closely 
®^atn buffalo family — the bison, for 
P ®‘ An additional feature of resem- 
