The great and small game of India, Burma, & Tibet . of the nextfour specimens on the list are respectively 35, 34!, 34, and 33I inches. Regarding other features in the personal appearance of the bull gaur,it may be mentioned that while his ears are relatively large and spreading,his tail is comparatively short, only just reaching the hocks ; the dewlap, 1 Mr. Stuart-Baker {Asian, 27th Februar)- 1900) says that gaur may stand 21 hands (7 feet) in similar statement is made by Colonel Pollok with regard to the Burmese representative of the species,and this is confirmed by Mr. Bruce in th
The great and small game of India, Burma, & Tibet . of the nextfour specimens on the list are respectively 35, 34!, 34, and 33I inches. Regarding other features in the personal appearance of the bull gaur,it may be mentioned that while his ears are relatively large and spreading,his tail is comparatively short, only just reaching the hocks ; the dewlap, 1 Mr. Stuart-Baker {Asian, 27th Februar)- 1900) says that gaur may stand 21 hands (7 feet) in similar statement is made by Colonel Pollok with regard to the Burmese representative of the species,and this is confirmed by Mr. Bruce in the sequel. The Gaur 4^ too, is, in Indian specimens at any rate, but slightly developed.^ A verymarked character is the strong development of the dorsal ridge, and itsvery sudden termination in a step about midway between the shouldersand the root ot the tail. The general colour of the short and sleek hair,which becomes very sparse on the back of aged bulls, is olive brown,tending almost to black ; on the under-parts it becomes paler, but is golden. Fig. 4.—Skull and Horns of Cow Gaur. From a specimen in the possession of Mr. A. O. Hume. brown at the points of origin of the legs ; the forehead, from between theeyes across the horn-crest, and so on to the nape of the neck, is ashy grey,in some instances passing into whitey brown or dirty white ; the muzzleis pale slate-coloured ; and the lower portions of the limbs, from above theknees and hocks downwards, are pure white. The iris of the eye is, in 1 In the Appendix Mr. Bruce states that full-grown Burmese bull gaur, which he describes as black,have a distinct dewlap. This may indicate that the Burmese form is a distinct race. 46 Great and Small Game of India, etc. both sexes, light blue. In cows and young bulls the general hue is some-what paler, in some cases, especially during winter and in dry and opendistricts, tending to rufous. Calves have been said to show a dark dorsalstreak. The horns of the cows (Plate II. Fig. la) a
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