. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. 366 UNGULATA (which are black in colour), owing to the absence of the intercor- nual crest of the latter. The horns are also shorter, more rounded, and less curved. In the Indian Museum, Calcutta, there are, how- ever, skulls which are to a great extent intermediate between those of typical Gaurs and those of typical Gayals, but these may belong to hybrids. The Gayal occurs in Assam, Chittagong, and adjacent districts, but it appears that these animals exist in a semi-domestic- ated condition, no wild race being known to Eu
. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. 366 UNGULATA (which are black in colour), owing to the absence of the intercor- nual crest of the latter. The horns are also shorter, more rounded, and less curved. In the Indian Museum, Calcutta, there are, how- ever, skulls which are to a great extent intermediate between those of typical Gaurs and those of typical Gayals, but these may belong to hybrids. The Gayal occurs in Assam, Chittagong, and adjacent districts, but it appears that these animals exist in a semi-domestic- ated condition, no wild race being known to Europeans, although it is probable that such may exist in the unexplored Mishmi Fig. 150.—The 1 (Bos frontalis). From Sclater, List of Animals in Zoological Society's Gardens, 1883. The Banteng {B. sondaicus) is a smaller and lighter built animal than either of the preceding, with a longer and sharper head, and more rounded and slender horns. The dorsal ridge is, moreover but slightly developed; while the bright dun colour of the body of the female readily distinguishes it from the darker hue of the Gaur and Gayal. A fossil skull from the Pleistocene deposits of the Narbada valley, India, described as Bos , is believed to indicate a species nearly allied to the Gaur, if indeed it be specifically ' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Flower, William Henry, 1831-1899; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, A. and C. Black
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