168 THE INDIAN RHINOCEROS. 
this part there are two distinct folds, which go 
quite round it, only the fore one is broken under- 
neath, and has a hollow flap hanging from it, so 
deep that it would contain a man’s fist shut, the con- 
cave side being forward. From the middle of the 
hinder one of these folds or plicae, arises another, 
which, passing backwards along the neck, is lost 
before it reaches that which surrounds the fore 
part of the body. His shoulders are very thick 
and heavy, and have each another fold downward, 
that crosses the fore leg ; and almost meeting that 
of the fore part of the body just mentioned, they 
both double under the belly close behind the 
fore leg. 
“ His body, in general, is very thick, and juts 
out at the sides like that of a cow with calf. He 
has a hollow r in his back, which is mostly forward, 
but backwards, the line or ridge rises much higher 
than that of the withers ; and, forming the plica 
on the loins, falls dowm suddenly to the tail, 
making an uneven line. His belly hangs low, 
being not far from the ground, as it sinks much in 
the middle. From the highest point in his back, 
the plica of the loins runs down on each side 
between the last ribs and the hip, and is lost 
before it comes to the belly ; but, above the place 
of its being lost, another arises, and runs back- 
ward round the hind legs, a little above the joint ; 
this he calls the crural fold, which turns up 
