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vol. i. of the ' Herd Book '). She was a grand-daughter 

 of Fanny of Kinnaird 330, and proved a very valuable 

 addition to the herd. Reubena 1033, by Jupiter 471, out 

 of Eebecca 340, a daughter of Bell of Kinnaird 328, was 

 also acquired from Lord Southesk. Bamba 1200, bred by 

 Mr Walker, Portlethen, after Duke of Wellington 1200, 

 and representing one of the oldest Portlethen strains with 

 the cross of Forty 50, was also added, and has founded an 

 excellent family of Mayflowers, of which the most 

 distinguished specimen was Witch of Endor 3528, a mem- 

 ber of Mr M'Combie's champion Paris group in 1878, and 

 sold at the Tilly four dispersion in 1880 for 151 guineas. A 

 good sort traces to a cow bred by Mr Eobert Scott, Upper 

 Tulloch. It is known as the Blue Bell family, and from it 

 Mr Scott bred Bluebeard 648, the first-prize two-year-old 

 bull at the Highland Society's show in 1874, and one of 

 the best two-year-olds seen in recent years. He unfortu- 

 nately succumbed to an attack of foot and mouth disease 

 when three years old. From Mr Strachan, Wester Fowlis, 

 was obtained the foundress of another family, and a race 

 of Ashentillys spring from an unregistered cow Agnes, bred 

 at Easter Tulloch. Among the bulls used were Cavalier 

 411, bred at Kinnaird after Windsor 221, and out of 

 Kalliope 1234; King Henry 390, also bred at Kinnaird, 

 got by Windsor 221, and from Kalliope's dam, Kathleen of 

 Kinnaird 339 ; Colonel of East Tulloch 391, bred at The 

 Thorn after President 3rd 246, and the winner of second 

 prize as a yearling at the Highland Society's show in 1863 ; 

 Tarnarlane 392, bred by Mr Scott, after Colonel of East 

 Tulloch, and out of Blue Bell of East Tulloch 1027. Ta- 

 marlane gained several local prizes, and was second at the 

 Highland Society's show at Edinburgh in 1869, when Prince 

 of Wales 2nd 394, bred and exhibited by Mr Scott, was 

 the first-prize yearling. Theodore 393, the sire of Prince 

 of Wales 2nd 394 (bred at Kinnaird after Jupiter 471, and 

 out of Thalia 1233), was also used in the herd; as was 



