Cossacks

Nomadic shepherd tribes of southern Ru ia, of Mongolian descent, but speaking Turkish dialects. They are light-complexioned, delicately formed, with almost European features. They were first heard of in the 10th century. In the 15th they formed a strong military confederacy, and gained Restoration of Coryphodon Hamatus. type of the w. States, with short limbs, elephantine feet, bearlike canine teeth, and exceedingly small brain.