INDEX. 



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Exmoor Forest Breed of Sheep, 83 

 its small size and wild habits, the 

 character of its wool, and excellence 

 of its mutton, ib. gradual diminu- 

 tion in the numbers of the pure 

 breed from the effects of crossing, 

 and the introduction of the Cheviot 

 breed, ib. notice of other races allied 

 to it, ib. 



Falkland Breed of Cattle, 328 the 

 mixed descent and characters of the 

 cattle of Fifeshire, ib early estab- 

 lishment of the Falkland Breed at 

 the ancient royal manor of Falkland, 

 and its resemblance to the Black 

 Dairy Breed of Holland, 330 its near 

 extinction in consequence of inter- 

 mixture with the common races of 

 the district, 331 means of improving 

 the mixed cattle of Fifeshire, 332 

 character of the cattle occupying the 

 district extending westward from 

 Fifeshire to the Ochil Hills, 333. 



Fennecs or Zerdas of Africa, 646. 



Forest Sheep of England, 80 the 

 ancient Forests of England, and the 

 general characters of the races of 

 Sheep inhabiting them, ib., 81 the 

 Sheep of Cannock Chase and of Dela- 

 mere Forest, 81 the Sheep of Dart- 

 moor Forest, 82 the Sheep of Ex- 

 moor Forest, and other races allied 

 to thum, 83. 



Fox, Common, natural history of the, 

 654 his power of procreating with 

 the domesticated Dogs, 656. 



Fox-hound, 740. 



Galloway Breed of Cattle, 317 its 

 naturalization in the south-western 

 parts of Scotland, 318 its external 

 characters, and adaptation to the 

 countries in which it is reared, ib. 

 excellence of its flesh, and its inferior 

 milking properties, ib. the absence 

 of horns in this breed, and origin of 

 the peculiarity, 319 extensive ex- 

 portation of the cattle for the supply 

 of the English markets, ib. general 

 management of the breed in its native 

 district, 321 failure of the attempts 

 to improve it by crossing with other 

 breeds, and the importance of attend- 

 ing to the careful cultivation of the 

 breed in the pure state, ib. 



Gaur of British India, 208. 

 Gayal or Jungle Ox, natural history of 

 the, 230 its domestication in the 

 countries of the East, 231. 

 Gaze-hound, Old, 722. 

 Glamorgan Breed of Cattle, 356 na- 

 ture of the country in which it is na- 

 turalized, ib. its affinity with the 

 Pembroke and its allied breeds^ 357 

 difference in the size and figure of 

 the cattle as they are the natives of 

 the hilly country or of the lower and 

 maritime, 358 excellent milking pro- 

 perties of the Cows, 359 remarks 

 on the supposed deterioration of the 

 breed in consequence of intermixture 

 with other races, ib. attention of the 

 present breeders to the improvement 

 of the native race, and the propriety 

 of keeping it distinct from the Short- 

 horned and Ayrshire breeds -which 

 have been introduced into the dis- 

 trict, 360. 



Goat, its natural relations with the An - 

 telope tribes and the Sheep, 2 chief- 

 ly distinguished from the Sheep by 

 general aspect and habitudes, 3 its 

 early subjugation and diffusion in the 

 countries of Asia and Europe, ib. 

 the Wild species : the Alpine Ibex, 5 

 the Caucasian and Siberian Ibices. 

 8 the Nubian or Abyssinian Ibex,t. 

 the JEgagrus, 9 the Jemlah Goat, 

 ib. the Jahral Goat, 10 question of 

 the origin of the domesticated races, 

 11 influence of climate in modifying 

 its characters, 12 its habits in the 

 domesticated state, 16 prolificness of 

 the female, 18 its milk, hair, skin, 

 and flesh, 19 causes of its diminished 

 cultivation in Britain, 20 economi- 

 cal uses to which it may be rendered 

 subservient, ib. 



Goats of Thibet, 12 of China and Hin- 

 dostan, 14 of Angora, ib. of Syria 

 and Nepaul, 15 of Africa, ib. of 

 the countries of the Mediterranean, 

 of Greece and the Islands of the Ar- 

 chipelago, of Italy, of Spain and Por- 

 tugal, of France, and of the northern 

 countries of Europe, 16 of the High- 

 lands of Scotland, Wales, and Ire- 

 land, 20. 



Greyhound, early history and origin of 

 the, 715-7 his peculiar conformation, 

 718 the ancient races of the British 



