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brown, and the inside and tips of the ears red. As in all 

 the other parks, the uniformity of colour is only preserved 

 by weeding out the badly- marked Calves which make their 

 appearance from time to time. 



The Cattle at Cadzow, the ancient seat of the Dukes of 

 Hamilton, resemble the Chillingham breed both in appear- 

 ance and habits, but are less timid, owing perhaps to 

 being confined to a smaller" range. Lord Tankerville in 

 the paper quoted above stated that the Hamilton Cattle 

 " have no beauty, no marks of high breeding, no wild 

 habits," but this is certainly an error, for their manners 

 almost exactly agree with what is recorded of the North- 

 umberland herd. Like them they hide their Calves in 

 thickets, and if any one approaches the place the whole 

 herd rushes to the rescue. The Bulls seldom attain any 

 great age, owing to their fierce and frequent battles for 

 the mastership of the herd, for whenever one of them is 

 wounded it is at once destroyed by the rest of the Cattle, 

 who hasten to take the side of the victor. When any of 

 them are shot the remainderjjjbecome very jtimid, fan d it is 

 difficult to get near them for some time afterwards ; if 

 one is wounded by a ball, it is at once driven from the 

 herd and must be very cautiously dealt with, as it will 

 charge with the greatest fury at any one who approaches. 

 Their number is estimated at between sixty and seventy. 

 They have the muzzle and ears of a deep black, and there 

 are usually some flecks of the same colour about the head 

 and fore-quarters. 



The Cattle at Lyme Park, the property of the Legh 

 family, have red ears ; Lord Tankerville states that they 

 te differ in every respect " from those at Chillingham, and 

 Prof. Riitimeyer observes that a skull sent to him showed 

 distinct marks of crossing or culture. 



The breed at Chartley, the seat of Lord Ferrars, have 



