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— Custom at Knightlow Cross — Coincidence of this Custom with the 

 Local Legend of the Wild Cow of Dunsmore Heath — White Cattle in 

 Wales and especially in Pembroke — Notices of them in ancient Welsh 

 Laws — Four Hundred presented to the Queen of King John — Distinct- 

 ness from other Welsh Cattle — Herd at Vale Royal — Ballad of " Hughie 

 the Graeme "—The Lyrick Herd 102 



CHAPTER VI. 



The Wild White Cattle in ancient Scotland — Former Wildness of the 

 Country — Purity and Trustworthiness of Highland Traditions — Traces 

 of White Cattle in Local Names — Allusions in Sir Walter Scott's Works 

 — " Duncraggan's Milk-white Bull " — Description by Boethius of the 

 Wild Bull — The Turnbull Legend — Boethius confirmed by other Testi- 

 mony on the most disputed Points — Bellenden and Leslie regarding the 

 Bull's " Mane " — Localities mentioned by Bishop Leslie — Clear Distinc- 

 tion drawn by him between the Wild White Cattle and the Kyloe 

 Breed — Discoveries of Bones of the Urus in Scotland — Their compara- 

 tively small Size —Desirability of further Investigation by Geologists . 117 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Chillingham Herd — Mentioned by Cnlley and Pennant — Bewick's 

 Account — Differences in these Statements — Brief Accounb of Chilling- 

 ham — Lord Tankerville's Account of the Herd — Biitimeyer's Opinion — 

 Notice in 1689 corroborates Bewick as to Colour of the Ears — Further 

 Particulars by Lord Tankerville — Jesse's Statement that the Herd was 

 once reduced to one Cow in Calf incorrect — Mr. Hindmarsh's Account — 

 Last published Account of the Herd by " The Druid " in 1870 . . 144 



CHAPTER VIII. 



The Chillingham Herd (continued) — Shooting of a Bull by H.R.H. the Prince 

 of Wales— Visit of Mr. Chandos-Pole-Gell, Mr. Booth, and Mr. Thornton 

 — My own Visit in 1874 — Length of Time the Calves are suckled — ■ 

 Desirability of examining Creswell Moss for Fossil Eemains . . . 165 



CHAPTER IX. 



The Chillingham Herd {continued) — The Chillinghams essentially Wild Cattle 

 — Attacks upon Mr. Hope — upon Lord Ossulston — and the Keeper — 

 Landseer's Pictures — Thin Bed Line above the Muzzle — a Characteristic 

 of the Herd — The Mane — Tendency to Black in Ears and Horns — and 

 of Black Spots 184 



CHAPTER X. 



The Chillingham Herd (continued) — Constitution and Government of the 

 Herd — Combats of the Bulls sometimes fatal — Calves produced at all 

 Seasons — Concealment of the Calves — Sick Animals often gored — 

 Weight and Quality of Meat — Statistics of the Herd, past and present 

 — Questions of Fecundity and Inter-Breeding — No Proof that the Herd 

 has never been crossed — Herds of Deer crossed — No Difficulty formerly 

 in obtaining a Cross — Probability that the Herd has been crossed . 200 



