ISBN: 9781231449745

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 58 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purc… More...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 58 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: . . . horns thick, cylindrical, smooth till towards their base, where they are a little rugose, and directed almost vertically upwards from the sides of the forehead; their colour dark, and length about a foot and a half. The character of the coat approaches that of Highland cattle in Britain, but is smoother toward the under parts, with curly hair on the forehead; some pendent hair (as shown in the drawing) from the site of the dew-lap (which latter is wanting), of the dark colour of the body, and a long but scanty white tuft hanging from the prepuce, as in Fallow Deer. General colour blackish brown, with a white belly; the centre of the hump pale ash-colour, or even whitish, with radiating black hair surrounding this, four or five inches long. The cow is smaller and of a redder colour. The individual described was brought with two others, another male and a female, from the central region of Mount Atlas, and was presented by the Emperor of Morocco, in the year 1834, to the late Sir Peter Schousboe, who gave it to Mr. Crowther, in whose possession it lived for four months at Tangiers, when it was shot. It became tolerably tame, and its voice was a booming low, though, when irritated, it would roar in a different tone. The flesh proved to be rather coarse-grained, but that stripped from the sides of the dorsal apophyses, or hump, was excellent, and had the flavour of tongue. The skin was attempted to be preserved, but was destroyed by the rats. It was considered to be rather a rare animal. Should the above indications of it be confirmed, as I have no doubt they will, I propose that the species be denominated Bos Atlantinus. It is not improbably the Empolunga of Purchas. The other wild Bovine species is much commoner, and has also much of the Bison in its ge. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<