$ 1 4* > ARNEE* AND CAPE BUFFALO. 
Arnee. 
Tills is an Indian species*, known chiefly from 
its vast horns* which are sometimes seen in,, mu- 
seums* and from Indian paintings* in which it is 
occasionally represented. 
In the work of Mr. Kerr* it is said to have 
been met with by a British officer in the woods 
above Bengal* and to have been about fourteen 
feet high* which is to be understood of the mea- 
sure from the hoofs to the top of the horns. It 
is said to partake of the form of the horse* the bull* 
and the deer* and to be a very bold and daring ani- 
mal. Mr. Kerr in his publication adds a figure of 
this species from an Indian painting. In this paint- 
ing the animal appears* in proportion to the human 
figures standing near* to ne at least eight feet 
high at the shoulders. It is of a black colour* 
quite smooth* and without either protuberance or 
mane. Horns of the animal exist in the British* 
and other museums. 
Cape buffalo. 
The savage disposition of this animal renders 
it well known about the Cape of Good Hope; 
and in the several other parts of Africa where it 
is found. It is very large and enormously strong. 
The fore parts of the body are covered with long, 
coarse* and black hair. The horns are thick, 
and rugged at the base* sometimes measuring 
three feet in length* and lying so flat as to cover 
almost all the top of the head. The ea*s are 
large and slouching. The body and limbs are 
very thick and muscular ,* and the animal is 
above eight feet long* and six in height. The head 
