papers which have already
appeared on the subject, but which, in their present scattered form, are
of very little general utility.

THE GYALL.

The earliest descriptive notice we have of the Gyall was that given in a
paper read before the Linnean Society, in 1802, by Mr. Lambert, on the
occasion of a bull of this species arriving in London from India.

"_Bos Frontalis._

"General colour a blueish-black; the frontal fascia gray; the horns
short, thick, and distant at their bases, the tail nearly naked,
slender, and with a tuft at the end. The Gyall has no mane; its coat is
soft; the edge of the under lip is white, and is fringed with bristling
hair. The horns are pale, with their bases included in the frontal
fascia."

[Illustration: The Gyall, reduced--from the Linnean Transactions.]

The animal of which this description is given, appeared to be between
two and three years old, very tame, and inoffensive. A drawing was
taken of it, which was engraved and published in the Linnean
Transactions.

The following are its dimensions:

Ft. In.
From tip of nose to end of tail 9 2
" tip of hoof of fore foot to top of the rising of
back 4 1-1/2
Girth of largest part of abdomen 5 7
From the tip of the hoof of the hind leg to the
highest part of the rump 4 0-1/2
" the tip of forehead to end of nose 1 9
Girth of head over the angle of the jaws 2 11-1/2
Between tips of horns 1 8-1/2
Length of horn, externally 0 8-1/2
Girth of horn at largest part 1 1

In reply to some inquiries respecting this animal which he made of a
gentleman, (Mr. Harris,) resident in India, Mr. Lambert received the
following:

"DEAR SIR,--I have before me your note, with the drawing, which
undoubtedly appears to me to be the figure of the animal I mentioned to
have in my possession. Some parts of the drawing seem to be rather too
much enlarged, as in the base of the horns, and the rising between the
fore shoulders.

"The animal I described to you, and which I have kept and reared these
last seven years, and know by the