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Act. A. St. Peters. 1777. P. 2d. p. 232. Pallas description de Bufle a queue de cheval

p. 234. Lumps of fat on Indian cattle, he considers analogous to those on kidneys of sheep &c. allude to "Brebis a bosse de Perse"

p. 239 certain that Bisons of N. America closely allied if not same with Urus of Europe — Kalm & Buffon say Bison have crossed with Europæan cattle — p. do— it is certain that common cow & Buffalo have crossed; in Brandenbourg on authority of Benekendorf — at Astracan on authority of Hablizt, where it recently happened. The mule died as calf, as is though at Astracan generally to be the case, & likewise the uros wh. Pallas says happens when greater bull & cows of same species are crossed. First instance in two species

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p. 250

The horse-tail-Buffalos' lash tail when in passion — are easily put in one by bright colours of clothes — Gestures of sexual passion appear same as in common breed

Pallas considers only one wild ox in Europe

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p. 251 The bulls of these buffaloes covered the common cows with no concepcion with whom they (a) readily mixed — but the common bulls did not return compliment—

In

[in margin: very important if this be Yak, for this is very fertile in Himalaya

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I see by Desmarest it is certainly same animal — Pennant gives reference to Marco Polo who speaks of the Hybrids see to this = Moorcroft always speaks of the Hybrids as produce of male yak & female cow — it is curious if this always so — ask Royle, Sykes = Lieut Wood