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THE OX TRIBE. 



THE KYLOE, OR HIGHLAND OX. 



Bos Taurus. 



The Chillingham Cattle are white, and the Highland 

 Cattle or Kyloes are generally black ; but with this excep- 

 tion the same description might almost serve for both 

 breeds. 



In their natural and unimproved state, the Highland 

 cattle are frequently well formed; their fine eyes, acute 

 face, and lively countenances, give them an air of fierceness, 

 which is heightened by their white, tapering, black-tipped, 

 and sharp horns. 



The Kyloe Oxen are very small (another respect in which 

 they resemble the Chillingham Oxen). They likewise 

 partake much of the nature of wild animals, which might 

 be expected from the almost unlimited extent of their 

 pasture, and their being but little subject to artificial 

 treatment. 



