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WHITE CATTLE: AN INQUIRY INTO THEIR ORIGIN, ETC. 243 
furnishes the bulls for the combats of the amphitheatre, which 
still, from time to time, are exhibited at Nimes and Tarascon.”? 
Pliny points out, perhaps, the special feature of the Bos 
primigenius when he 
speaks of their terrible 
horns. For example, the 
extreme length of the 
horn cores, including 
occipital ridge, of one of 
the British Museum speci- 
mens is 78 inches. Urus 
remains are, however. not 
common in Great Britain, 
and have been most 
commonly found in the 
fenlands of East Anglia. 
Their remains are charac- 
teristic of the Neolithic 
age, or newer stone age, 
that of polished stone 
implements. Hensel, in 
“ Der Zoologische Garten, 
Frankfurt,” for 1876, 
discusses the Thur, or 
Bos primigenius, referred | 
to by Cesar and many Fic. 14.—Highland Kyloes. 
others under various 
names, and comes to the conclusion that there is no evidence ot 
its having been a really wild species. So that if our white cattle 
were even descended from the Urus, they could not be called wild. 


1Jn France there are many domesticated races which are white, or 
practically white. The Charolais cattle have big horns, and are entirely 
milk or creamy white. The Limousin breed are white or straw-yellow in 
colour, but absolutely uniform. The Race Garonnaise are of the colour of 
ripe corn, and the cattle of Parthenay are of the same colour, but have 
black legs and muzzles, and medium tapering horns. This latter breed is 
regarded in France as a pure one. According to Dr. Georges Pennetier 
there are 5 races “‘ fauve ou blaireau,” 11 races ‘* bai clair ou froment avec 
nuance trés claire autour du museau et des yeux ainsi qu’aux extrémités,” 
and 4 races “‘ blanc, café au lait et jaune clair.” 
