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1766. Bos bison var. b., Linn., Syst. Nat., 1, 99, 1766.—Kalm, Travels in 
N. Amer. (Forster’s Trans.), i, 297. 
1784. “ Bos urus var., Bodd., Klen. Anim., 1784.” 
1845. Bos bison, Schintz,Synop. Mam., 482, 1845 (in part only). 
1867.. Bos bonasus, Brandt, Zoogeographische und Paleontologische Bei- 
trige, 105, 1867 (in part only).—Lilljeborg, Fauna ofers sveriges 
och Norges Rygegrad., i, 877, 1874 (in part only). 
Taurus mexicanus, Hernandez, Mexico, 598. 
Taurus guivirensis, Nieremb., Hist. Nat., 181, 182. 
1819. Lebison[d’ Ameriqué], Buffon, Hist. Nat., xi, 284, Suppl., i1i, pl. v.— 
F. Cuvier & Geoffroy, Hist. Nat. des Mam., I, livr. xu, 1819; 
Il, livr. xxvii; III, livr. xliv.—G. Cuvier, Reg. Anim., i, 170, 
1817; Oss. Foss., 3d ed., iv, 117, 1825. 
1867. American bison, Agassiz, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist:, xi, 316, 1867. 
Buffalo, Cooper, Month. Amer. Journ. Geol., 1831, 174, 207 (remains 
at Big Bone Lick).—Knight, Amer. Journ. Sci., xxvii, 166, 1835 
(remains at Big Bone Lick).—Lyell, Proc. Geol. Soc. London, 
iv, 06, 1848 (remains at Big Bone Lick). 
Description.—An adult measures about nine feet (two and three-fourths 
metres) from the muzzle to the insertion of the tail, and thirteen and 
one-half feet (about four and one-sixth metres) to the end of the tail, in- 
cluding the hairs, which extend about fifteen inches beyond the vertebre. 
The female measures about six and one-half feet (about two metres) from 
the muzzle to the insertion of the tail, and about seven feet (two and one- 
sixth metres) to the end of the tail, including the hairs, which extend 
about ten inches beyond the vertebre. The height of the male at the 
highest part of the hump, is about five and one-half to six feet (about 
two metres); of the female at the same point, about five feet (one and 
one-half metres). The height of the male at the hips,-is about four and 
two-thirds feet (nearly one and one-half metres); of the female at the 
same point, about four and one-half feet (about one and one-third metres). 
Audubon states the weight of old males to be nearly two thousand pounds, 
that of full-grown fat females to be about twelve hundred pounds. 
The horns of the males are short, very thick at the base, and rapidly 
taper to a sharp point, which, in old individuals, becomes worn off on the 
lower side, and the end is often shortened by the same process, and occa- 
sionally much splintered. Their direction is outward and upward, finally 
curving inward. The horns of the females are much smaller at the base, 
but nearly as long as in the males - but they taper very gradually, and are, 
hence, much slenderer, and are rather more incurved at the tips, where 
they are rarely abraded as in the males. The hoofs are short and broad, 
