Delineations of the Ox Tribe: The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes.: Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos.Vasey, George
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Delineations of the Ox Tribe: The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes.: Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos.
Vasey, George
American bison; Buffaloes; Cattle; Oxen
Account of Alpine Cowherds
--Notice of Ranz des Vaches 164
Table of Habitat 168
---- Mode of Life 169
Indefinite Definitions of Col. H. Smith 170
Mr. Swainson's Transcendental Attempt at
Classification 176
On Species and Variety 181
Banteng (_Bos Bantiger_) 185
British Domestic Cattle 186
Influence of Colour in Breeding ib.
Influence of Male in Breeding 187
Generative Precocity ib.
Milk 188
Butter 189
Mr. Youatt's Philosophy of Rabies 190
Statistics 192
LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.
(_The Engravings not otherwise acknowledged are from original
Drawings._)
Page
1. Frontispiece.--The Sangu, or Abyssinian Ox i
2. Stomach of Manilla Buffalo 4
3. Gastro-duct (Oesophagean 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
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