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with less breadth and thickness. The head is somewhat 

 longer than that of the Angus, but is of more uniform 

 width, not tapering to the muzzle nor to the poll, but' 

 broad at the crown with an oval-shaped, rather than a 

 high-pointed, poll. The ears are carried in a peculiar 

 fashion characteristic of this breed. They are set well 

 forward and high, and may be pointed upward and for- 



FIG. 111. A Galloway bull. 



ward. The hide is of medium thickness, loose and pliable, 

 and covered with a coat of hair which furnishes one of 

 the most distinctive characters of the breed. The coat is 

 really double, a soft, fine, mossy or furry under coat being 

 overlaid with a long, curly, heavy hair coat, which gives 

 them an extremely shaggy appearance with a heavy mat 

 of curls on the forehead and locks in the ears. Hides taken 

 when the cattle are in full coat sell at a premium on 



