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THE UNGULATES, OR HOOFED MAMMALS 



Very different in appearance to either of the above are the Chartley 



cattle, the property of Earl Ferrers. It is known that these cattle 



are the direct descendants of the wild cattle which roamed at large in the forest of 



Needwood at the date of the inclosure of Chartley Park in 1248. In this breed the 



ears are black, and the horns are longer and directed much more outwardly than in 



the Chillingham breed, resembling in these respects much more closely those of 



our domestic " longhorns." In 1877, this herd comprised only twenty individuals. 



The Kilmory breed is derived from the one which formerly existed 



at Blair Athol. The Lyme Park breed is interesting as being of 



larger size than any of the others. The hair is remarkable for its length and curli- 



DURHAM SHORTHORN. 



(One-thirtieth natural size.) 



ness, more especially on the shoulders; the ears are generally red, although oc- 

 casionally black or bluish black; and Mr. Harting describes the horns as intermedi- 

 ate between those of the Chillingham and Chartley breeds. In 1875 this herd was 

 reduced to four individuals, but had increased in 1877 to six, although one of the 

 four cows was parti-colored. 



Of the breed at Somerford Park, situated in the heart of what was formerly 

 Maxwell Forest, Mr. Harting writes that ' ' an ancient herd of white cattle, resem- 

 bling those at Chartley, but polled, still exists here; and these animals are consid- 

 ered to be the best surviving representatives of the hornless and tame variety of the 



