THE DEVOXS. 



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The head lean in flesh, is .rather short, the forehead broad, the 

 face slightly dishing, and tapering gracefully to a fine, clean, 

 yellow muzzle. The eye bright, prominent, and surrounded by 

 a ring of orange colored, or yellow skin. The horn upright, 



Plate 2. Devon Bull. 



and curving outward, cream colored, black at the tips, graceful in 

 its setting, and rather long, for the size of the animal. The 

 ear well set, and lively in action. The neck on a level (in 

 the bull slightly arching) with the head and shoulders; full at 

 its junction with the breast, clean, and without dewlap. The 

 shoulders fine, open, (somewhat slanting, like those of the 

 horse,) and on a level with the back. The neck- vein full, and 

 smooth. The arm delicate, and the leg below the knee, small, 

 terminating in a clean, dull brown, and somewhat striped hoof. 

 The brisket full, and projecting well forward. The crops 

 Avell filled, and even with the shoulders. The back straight 

 from the shoulders to the tail. The ribs springing out roundly 

 from the back, and running low down, to enclose a full chest, 



