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difference between the characters of 

 the Long-horned Cattle of Ireland and 

 the western counties of England, and 

 those of the eastern and drier coun- 

 ties towards the German Ocean, ib. 

 resemblance of the latter to the 

 Cattle of Holland, Holstein, and Jut- 

 land, ib. importation of Cattle from 

 Holland and the countries of the 

 Elbe, and their intermixture with the 

 native races, 380 the Cattle of the 

 district of the Tees ; their former 

 characters, and progressive changes, 

 and their ultimate improvement by 

 Charles and Robert Colling, in the 

 county of Durham, ib. principles of 

 breeding adopted by Charles Colling ; 

 the information possessed regal-ding 

 his early practice ; the means by 

 which he perfected his stock, and the 

 reputation which it acquired, 381-4 

 sale and dispersion of his stock in 

 1810, and of Robert Colling's stock 

 in 1818, 384 description of the 

 modern Tees water or Durham Breed: 

 its size, colour, and form ; its faculty 

 of arriving at early maturity and at 

 a greater weight than any other race 

 of cattle of the same age, 387 its 

 extensive diffusion, and great econo- 

 mical importance, 388 principles to 

 be observed in the further cultiva- 

 tion of the breed, 389. 

 Siamese Breed of Swine, 425 its wide 

 diffusion in the countries of Eastern 

 Asia, ib. its form and properties, ib. 

 the Chinese variety of this breed, 

 its introduction into England, and 

 the beneficial results of intermixing 

 it with the native races, 426. 

 Siberian Ibex, 8. 



Sledge- Dogs of the Arctic Regions, 700. 

 Somersetshire Sheeted Breed of Cattle, 

 350 its adaptation to the dairy ; ex- 

 cellence of its beef; diminution of its 

 numbers, ib. 



South Down Breed of Sheep, 160 

 notices of the Short- woolled Sheep of 

 England, and the diversities produced 

 by food, climate, and place, ib. ac- 

 count of the South Down Hills of Sus- 

 sex, their adaptation to the rearing 

 of a race of fine Sheep, and the cha- 

 racters of the original breed occupy- 

 ing them, 162 description of the 

 modern South Down breed : its ex- 



ternal form, excellent mutton, and 

 power of arriving at early maturity, 

 163 progressive improvement of the 

 breed by Mr Ellman and others, 

 164 its wide diffusion, chiefly in the 

 dry and calcareous parts of England, 

 166 weight and quality of its wool, 

 167. 



South Sea Islands, Hog of the, 428. 

 Spaniel, 744. 

 Stag-Hound, 739. 

 St Bernard, Great Dog of, 732. 

 Suffolk Breed of Cattle, Polled, 322 

 its size, form, and colour, ib. its cul- 

 tivation from an early period in the 

 county of Suffolk, 323 its admirable 

 adaptation to the dairy, but defec- 

 tive fattening properties, 324 the 

 attempts to improve it for the pur- 

 pose of rendering it suited to grazing 

 as well as the dairy, 326. 

 Suffolk Punch Breed of Horses, 618 - 

 its colour, form, and powers of 

 draught, 619 system of crossing pur- 

 sued with the larger Horses of York- 

 shire and Durham, 620 its supe- 

 riority to the English Black Horse 

 for activity and endurance, and the . 

 demand which has arisen for it for 

 the purposes of the dray and waggon, 

 ib. 



Sussex Breed of Cattle, 351 account of 

 the Wealden of Sussex, ib. affinity 

 of this breed to the North Devon ; 

 its larger size and coarser form, 353 

 its external characters, and deficient 

 milking properties, ib. its employ- 

 ment for draught, and adaptation to 

 that service, ib. comparison between 

 the Horse and Ox for the purposes of 

 farm-labour, 354. 



Terrier, 747. 



Uri or Wild Oxen of the ancient Fo- 

 rests of Europe, 232 their former 

 abundance in the forests surrounding 

 London, and in the great central fo- 

 rests of Scotland, 234 their preser- 

 vation in the parks of individuals in 

 Great Britain; and their characters 

 and habits in the unreclaimed state, 

 235-9 ancient notices of those ex- 

 isting in Wales, and their preserva- 

 tion in the county of Pembroke in 

 the state of domestication-, 239 their 



