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THE BISON. (Bos Bonamx.) 
THERE are two kinds of Bison ; one a native of Europe, 
and the other of America. The European Bison, or 
Bonasus, is as large as a bull or ox ; maned about the 
back and neck, like a lion ; and his hair hanging down 
under his chin, or nether jaw, like a large beard. The 
fore parts of his body are thick and strong, and the hinder 
parts are comparatively slender. He has a rising or little 
ridge along his face from his forehead down to his nose, 
which is very hairy ; his horns are large, very sharp, and 
turning towards his back, like those of a wild goat. The 
American Bison attains a size far superior to that of the 
largest breeds of our common oxen; and it is met with 
throughout nearly the whole of the uninhabited parts of 
North America, from Hudson's Bay to Louisiana arid the 
frontiers of Mexico. Captains Lewis and Clarke, and 
