are said to be entirely chestnut, and the cows to have the chestnut of the
stockings, belly, and inner sides o f the legs darker and richer coloured
than in the bulls.”
From this descriptipn it would appear probable that the sapio is really the
banting, although it seems somewhat remarkable that no mention is made
either o f the light patch on the buttocks, or of the horny boss on the
vertex of the head between the basesllf the horns. Mr. Blanford {Proc.
Fi6, 5--—Frontlets and horns of three male specimens of the Bornean Banting, of different Iffllfc
From the. collection -of Sir E. G. Loder.
Zool. Soc. 1890, p. 599), who inclines to the same view, remarks that he
has seen a bull gayal with yellow stockings, which, from a periodical
exudation, may occasionally assume a ferruginous tinge.
From the black coloration of the upper-parts the Malay so-called
sapio seems to be akin to the present race of the banting, but it remains
to be determined whether or no its chestnut Stockings entitle it to be
ranked as a separate local form.
In the typical Javan race the horns spread outwards to a considerable
extent, much as in the Burmese head shown in Fig. 6. In many skulls
from Borneo the horns are, however, less spread out, and are directed
more upwardly, somewhat after the manner of those of the Galla ox, as.
in the three examples shown in the accompanying figure. I f this difference
should prove to be constant, and it is confirmed by skulls in the
British Museum, it might indicate that the Bornean banting formed a
distinct race, although it has the same dark brown coloration as the
Javan form.
Distribution.— Typically Java, but likewise occurring in the islands of
Bali, Borneo, probably Sumatra, and perhaps also in the Malay Peninsula.
b. B u rm e se R a c e ® - B os so n d a icu s b irm a n ic u s
Bos sondaicus birmanicus, Lydekker, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. .277’
plate xxv.
Characters.—Stature apparently less than in the preceding race, the maximum
recorded height at the shoulder being ƒ feet 4-i inches. General colour
of adult bullHdark chestnut on the upper-parts, appearing darker in some
lights than in others, and shading off into light brown on the under-parts;
face dirty gray, typically with a light chestnut patch on the middle of the
nose some distance above the muzzle ; margin of lips and inner surface of
ears whitish; muzzle black; the white rump-patch well developed; upper
part of fore-legs darkish gray ; fore-legs from a little above the knees, and
hind-legs fromy;|bove the hoelgi dirty white or yellowish. Young bulls
lighter and brighter-coloured, with the markings less distinct. Cows
bright reddish-chestnut at all ages ; the face being slightly paler, especially
round the eyes, on the forehead, and in the neighbourhood of the muzzle,
where it itfSdirty white, as are the under-parts and lower portion of the
legs. A full-grown bull measured by Vet. - Capt. Evans stood 5 feet 4^
inches at the withers, and a cow 5 1 inch.
This race is typified by the mounted head of an adult bull, with the
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