Delineations of the Ox Tribe. George Vasey
THE FREE MARTIN.
ON THE UTILITY OF THE OX TRIBE TO MANKIND.
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE ALPINE COWHERDS,
The Ranz des Vaches.
THE INDEFINITE DEFINITIONS OF COL. HAMILTON SMITH.
MR. SWAINSON'S TRANSCENDENTAL ATTEMPT AT CLASSIFICATION.
INFLUENCE OF COLOUR IN BREEDING.
INFLUENCE OF THE MALE IN BREEDING.
MR. YOUATT'S PHILOSOPHY OF RABIES, OR MADNESS.
LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.
(The Engravings not otherwise acknowledged are from original Drawings.)
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1. Frontispiece.—The Sangu, or Abyssinian Ox i 2. Stomach of Manilla Buffalo 4 3. Gastro-duct (Œsophagean Canal), after Flourens 6 4. Stomach of a young Calf 12 5. Stomach of a full-grown Cow 13 6. Skull of Domestic Ox 17 7. Skeleton of Domestic Ox 20 8. American Bison 21 9. Young Female Bison 23 10. Wounded Bison 24 11. Indian shooting a Bison 29 12. Bison surrounded by Wolves 32 13. Bison Calf, after Cuvier 33 14. Skin Canoes of the Mandan Indians 36 15. Head of young Male Bison 39 16. Aurochs, or European Bison 40 17. Yak, from Asiatic Transactions 45 18. Yak, from Oriental Annual 49 19. Gyall (Bos Frontalis) 51 20. Head of Gyall 53 21. Gayal, from Asiatic Transactions 58 22. Head of Asseel Gayal 67 23. Domestic Gayal 68 24. Skull of Domestic Gayal 69 25. Occipital View of the same Skull ib. 26. Head of Domestic Gayal ib. 27. Jungly Gau, after Cuvier 71 28. Syrian Ox, anon. 74 29. Italian Buffalo—Brandt and Ratzeburg 76 30. Herefordshire Cow, after Howitt 80 31. Manilla Buffalo 81 32. Outlines of Buffaloes Backs 82 33. Head of Manilla Buffalo 83 34. Pulo Condore Buffalo 84 35. Short-horned Bull, after Howitt 85 36. Cape Buffalo 86 37. Young Cape Buffalo, after Col. Smith 90 38. Head of Cape Buffalo 94 39. Pegasse, from a Drawing in the Berlin Library 95 40. Horns of Cape Buffalo 96 41. Gaur, from Specimen in British Museum 97 42. Horns of Gaur, Edin. Phil. Trans. 103 43. Head of Gaur 104 44. Arnee, from Shaw's Zoology 105 45. Horns of Young Arnee, from 'The Bee' 107 46. Horns of Arnee, from Mus. Coll. Surg. 108 47. Horns of Arnee, from British Museum ib. 48. Arnee from Indian Painting 111 49. Zamouse, or Bush Cow 112 50. Head of Zamouse 114 51. Musk Ox 115 52. Foot of Musk Ox, Griff., Cuv. 117 53. Head of Musk Ox 119 54. Horns of Galla Ox, Mus. Coll. Surg. 123 55. Horns of Hungarian Ox, Brit. Mus. 124 56. Brahmin Bull, Harvey, Zool. Gar. 125 57. Zebu (var. β), after Cuvier 128 58. Zebus (var. γ) and Car, anon. 129 59. Zebu (var. δ), anon. 132 60. African Bull, Harvey 137 61. Eyes of African Bull, Harvey 139 62. Lateral Hoofs of African Bull, Harvey ib. 63. Dewlap of African Bull, Harvey 139 64. Chillingham Bull 140 65. Heads of Chillingham Cattle 148 66. Kyloe, or Highland Ox, Howitt 150 67. Free Martin, Hunter's Animal Economy 156 Skull of Domestic Ox, (repetition of fig. 6) 158 68. Skull of Short-nosed Ox of the Pampas 159 69. Outlines of Manilla Buffalo 174 70. Hungarian Ox, from British Museum 175 71. Banteng, from a Specimen in Brit. Mus. 185 72. Alderney Cow, after Howitt 189
INTRODUCTION.