4 Do7nesticated Animals. 



strawberry-roan, or bay, is prevalent in the latter. The probable 

 origin of the C hartley Cattle from a special branch of the Pembroke 

 is allnded to in the paragraph devoted to that breed. In tiddition 

 to the two skulls mentioned above, the breed is represented in the 

 collection by the mounted head of a cow, also presented by the 

 Duke of Bedford in 190G. 



_,. , . , The Highland breed, which is nearly related to the 



p^ . Pembroke, although generally bay or fawn in colour 



instead of black, is represented in the collection by tiie 



head of the bull ' Sconach Ruadh,' presented by Mr. J. H. Leigh 



in 1903. 



IT r ffl "^^^ Cattle of Kerry, together with other Irish 



^ ' mountain-breeds, are related to the Pembroke and 



Highland Cattle and to the white Park breeds, with which they 

 agree in the form and colour of their horns, and their soft, unctuous, 

 orange skins. They are generally black, with a whitish line along 

 the spine, this light dorsal streak being a feature conmion to tlio 

 Spanish Fighting Bull and the extinct Aurochs. The Dexter- 

 Kerry, which may be red, is an improved breed, taking its name 

 from an agent to a former Lord Hawarden ; the light dorsal streak 

 is lost. 



The latter breed is represented in the collection by the mounted 

 skin of a black ox, purchased in 1900, and also by the head of a 

 red cow (a prize-winner), presented by Mrs. Leatham in 1903. 



„, , , The Short-horn breed is represented by the replica 



of a miniature model of a Holdcrness ox, made by 

 G. Garrard, A.R.A., in 1800, showing the form of this breed more 

 than a century ago. The original is in the possession of the Duke 

 of Bedford. There are also three mounted heads of bulls. The first 

 of these is ' Duke of Tregunter ' (Herd-book, No. 26,021), presented 

 by the Short-horn Society in 190G. This celebrated bull, which 

 was bred by Sir K. Gunter in 1867, was the son of 'Duke of 

 Wharfdale 3rd,' and a typical example of the 'Bates' strain. 

 When five months old, it was sold for £52r). The second head is 

 that of ' Knight of the Shire ' (Herd-book, No. 26,052), a son of 

 • Commander-in-Chief,' and bred by Mr. T. G. Booth in 1867. 

 This bull, which sold for £1,323 as a calf, was a fine example of 

 the 'liooth' strain. This specimen was likewise presented Ijy the 

 Short-horn Society in 1906. The third head is that of 'Scottish 

 Archer,' a bull owned by Lord Middleton, the donor of tlie 

 specimen. 



