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Show 1890.] MR. W. T. BLANFORD ON THE INDIAN GAUR. 595 by Dr. J. Anderson, who had the original in his possession in Calcutta. It was a superb specimen, and was intended for the Society's Gardens, but unfortunately met with an accident, from the result of which it died, when being shipped for England. The shorter legs, large dewlap, shorter head, and differently formed horns are shown in the photograph (see fig. 2). I cannot concur in the view taken by Hodgson, Gray, Blyth, and Horsfield that there is a difference amounting to generic distinction between this group of flat-homed bovines and typical Bos, e. g. Bos frontalis, <5. From a photograph. B< taurus and B. indicus; indeed I feel grave doubts as to the generic distinction of the Bisons and Buffaloes from the taurine cattle. Bos sondaicus is in some respects intermediate between Bos gaurus and the typical forms, whilst the distinctions between Bos coffer and Bos bubalus, or between Bos bonassus and Bos grunniens, appear very similar in kind to those between Bos taurus, Bos bonassus, and Bos bubalus, and not very different in degree. But if the genus Bos be divided, the most natural sections appear to be the taurine, bisontine, and bubaline ; and the members of the flat-horned section agree far better, as has been, I think, shown by Lydekker in his discussion of the fossil forms, with the taurine than with the |