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Art. IV. Some Account of a particular Variety of Bull (B6« 

 Taurus)^ noxv exhibiting in London, By Mrs. Harvey. 



Sir, 

 Agreeably to your request, Mr. Harvey has taken a por- 

 trait of this animal ; and, as he has made the drawing on the 

 wood himself, the engraving will be a very perfect resem- 

 blance, {fig, 48.) I have on my part drawn up the following 

 particulars from what my husband told me, and I shall be 

 happy if they prove of any interest to you or your readers. 



This animal belongs to a Frenchwoman, who says he was 

 brought from Africa to Bourdeaux when a calf; and, after 

 having been shown in different parts of the Continent, was 

 taken to London, and exhibited at the Grand Bazaar in King 

 Street, Portman Square, last autumn. He is at present five 

 years old, 4 ft. high at the shoulder, and 7 ft. in length, from 

 the horns to the insertion of the tail. The length of his face 

 is 1 ft. 8 in., and the girth round the collar 7 ft. 6 in. His hair 

 is short and silky, and the colour a cream or yellowish white, 

 except two black tufts which appear on each foot. On the 

 back of the neck there is a hump or swelling, which seems , 

 confined to this variety. The general aspect of the animal W 

 mild and docile; but, when irritated, his expression is very- 

 remarkable, exhibiting itself principally in the eye. This, in 

 its ordinary state (^^.49.), is very peculiar, rising more than 



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