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animals measure 5^ feet in length, about the same in girth, and 4 feet in height. 

 The frame is moderately strong. The colour does not generally differ 

 from that of the Swiss race; and the bright hairs round the muzzle and in 

 the ears are equally characteristic, as also is the light-coloured stripe along the 

 back. Brown and brownish-grey colours are predominant ; bright-grey hues 

 are little esteemed, and white patches should not exist. The head is short 

 and wide, the delicate horns are turned ujnvards, white at the base, and black 

 at the points. The neck is of medium size, and bordered with a considerable 

 dewlap, which commences even at the throat ; the crest of the tail is somewhat 

 high, but strong, although the back is a little hollow ; as a rule, the rump is 

 broad, and towering upwards, and the set-on of the fine tail is frequently high. 

 Breast and belly are deep and wide. The limbs are short and good, par- 

 ticularly well set on the hocks, and the sole of the foot is beautifully neat. The 

 udder is large, and other indications also bespeak a considerable yield of milk. 

 These animals are highly distinguished for their good temper; and their 

 capabilities for draught and fattening purposes are satisfactory. 



The Montafuner race is principally found in the Montafun Valley, but also 

 in the Bregenzer Forest and in the Bavarian AUgau. 



Zillerthaler. — These cattle take tlicir name from the valley of 

 the Ziller, in the Tyrol, where they are esteemed for the rich- 

 ness of their milk, their fattening properties, and their docility. 

 They also are said to possess prepotency to a greater degree, 

 when crossed with other races, than is the case with any other 

 Austrian race except the Hungarian cattle ; and this exception is 

 only made in favour of the females of the Hungarian breed. I 

 noticed two crosses b.etween Zillerthaler and Duxer, which were 

 black, with a little white on the . ridge, brown or black around 

 the muzzle ; black on the muzzle ; breast more or less white. A 

 pure-bred Zillerthaler, exhibited by Josef Egger, Ziller, Tyrol, 

 was described in the catalogue as light red, broken with white. 

 MM. Moll and Gayot, in their work on cattle, speak of " La rouge 

 hrune du TyroV as being a well-known phrase in describing 

 these cattle, and as being the characteristic colour. 



Other Tyrol and Austrian Races. — The Kemater race is Swiss- 

 like, being of the same uniform brown tint. It is described in 

 the catalogue as dark, or light grey. The animals noticed 

 were bred by Josef Ehrensperger, Tyrol, who states that in 

 breeding his herd of twenty-five the production of milk is his 

 principal object. 



The Kitzbichler, a red and white race, exhibited by Josef 

 Haas, Kitzbichl, Tyrol, is another milking race. Hans Heiss, 

 of Brixen, Tyrol, showed a Sterzinger bull, not apparently a 

 very good specimen, Ijut on the whole resembling the Oljerinn- 

 thaler race, and with the same loose skin about the throat. 



The Tyrolese Native Race (larger breed), brown-red, with white 

 head and white ridge, was illustrated by a three-year old, born 

 in Ebbs, and exhibited by Peter Jager, jun. 



The Patznauer Race, exhibited by Alois Nikolaus Ischgl, 

 Tyrol, is described as brown, grey, and black and white spotted. 



