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‘ peculiar qualities. The wild cattle which formerly. inha-
bited the great Caledonian forest, are now reduced to a
small number at Chillingham Park, Cadzowe, near Hawil-
ton, etc. They are cream-coloured, with part of the ear
red, the horns white, with black tips, of a fine form and
bent upwards; some of the bulls have a thin upright mane.
The probable history of these creatures seems to be “that
. the same species of wild cattle, prevalent in Scotland, had
extended to the northern districts of England; that in pro-
portion as population and culture advanced, they became
here, as in Scotland, the subjects of almost universal
slaughter, and that a few of those that escaped had found
sanctuary in the great wood at Chillingham*.” Another
supposition is, that after the enclosure of the park at Chil-
lingham, they had been brought and located there, as a
relic of the ancient Caledonian cattle.

The Cape Ox (Bos Caffer) is superior in size and in
strength to the largest English specimen. Its colour is
deep brown, the hair on the head and breast being very
long; from the hind part of the head to the middle of the
back is a loose black mane, and the end of the tail is co-
vered with long hair; the horns are black, very broad at

* Annals of Natural History.