Table of the Number of Vertebræ in the Various Species of the Genus Bos
| Cerv. | Dors. | Lumb. | Sacr. | Caud. | Total. | |
| American Bison | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 12+ | |
| European Bison, or Aurochs | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 50 |
| Yak | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 45 |
| Gayal (Domestic) | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 47 |
| Gayal (Asseel). | ||||||
| Gyall | ||||||
| Jungli Gau | ||||||
| Italian Buffalo. | ||||||
| Indian Buffalo. | ||||||
| Skeleton of Buffalo in Surg. Coll. (locality unknown) | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 47 |
| Gaur | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 50 |
| Domestic Ox | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 52 |
| Condore Buffalo | ||||||
| Manilla Buffalo | 7 | 13 | 6 | |||
| Pegasse | ||||||
| Arnee | ||||||
| Cape Buffalo | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 49 |
| Zamouse (Bos Brachyceros) | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 50 |
| Banteng of Java (Bos Bantinger) | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 48 |
| Zebu, or Brahmin Ox | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 48 |
| Galla Ox. | ||||||
| Backeley (Caffraria). | ||||||
| Musk Ox |
The osteological details in the above Table (except those of the Yak, which are given on the authority of Pallas) are from the Author’s own observations.