THE ARNEE OX. 
The Arnee Ox, Bubalus Amee, Smith, is the 
next animal we have to notice, remarkable in many 
instances, but particularly for the immense develop- 
ment of the horns, of enormous weight, and forming 
a curve rising erectly from the side of the head. This 
animal is a native of China and India; and from the 
evidence given by Major Smith, it appears pretty 
certain that there are two species, or at all events, 
.several very distinct varieties. The one inhabiting 
Kengal is rather common, of moderate size, and has 
the horns above three feet in length. The other is 
found in small families in the forests at the foot of 
the Himalayas ; and it is thought that the animal met 
with by Colonel Williamson in one of his hunting ex- 
cursions, must be referred to this, and not to the 
True Willi Buffalo, to which the title Arnee is some- 
times applied, as signifying an ox of very large di- 
mensions. This animal is described as having a dark 
nearly black skin, scantily furnished with hair, the 
skin appearing and shewing the actual colour of the 
animal,- U in the case of many of the ruminant ani- 
mals inhabiting a very warm climate, many of the 
African Antelopes, &c. This buffalo (as it is termed 
