CLASS MAMMALIA. 



231 



FIG. 390. 



Great range in variety of form and habit is exhibited. 



The Domestic Ox 

 evinces no trace of its or- 

 igin, or that of its numer- 

 ous varieties. Endowed 

 by the Creator with in- 

 herent qualities adapting 

 the genus to easy accli- 

 mation, it is every-where 

 found the companion of 

 civilized man. There are 

 in this country three 

 noted breeds, each distin- 

 guished for peculiar ex- 



cellencies.* 



The Short Horn, or 

 Durha/u, from Durham County, England, is pre-eminent 

 for beef. The Jersey, from the island of Jersey, is un- 



Skeleton of a Cow. 



FIG. 400. 



Teeth of Herbivora. 



FIG. 401. 



Bos taw' rus. Short Horn. 



rivaled for the quality, and the Ayrshire (ar'sh'ir), from 

 Ayrshire, Scotland, for the quantity of its milk. 



* A careful study of Figs. 401, 402, and 403, will clearly define the points of 

 distinction in these varieties, and enable the student to identify each in a herd or 

 a,t a Fair. 



