CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 



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Origin of Cattle — European Eaces of Cattle — Fossil Species — Small Celtic 

 Ox probably descended from Bos Longifrons — The larger Eaces from 

 Bos TJrus — Historical Notices of the Urus ...... 1 



CHAPTER II. 



Allied Eaces of White Cattle — Prejudice against White unfounded — Antiquity 

 of the Colour — White preferred for Eeligious Ceremonies and Festivals 

 ■ — White Ca.ttle imported for such Purposes from the native Country of 

 the Urus — No Authority for the Opinion that the Urus was Black — The 

 Augsburg Picture — Apparent Connection between the Urus and various 

 domestic Eaces of White Cattle — The Charolais Breed — The Friesland 

 Ox — Holstein Cattle — Hungarian — Transylvanian — Cattle of the Eus- 

 sian Steppes — British Wild Cattle similar in all important Characteristics 

 — All probably descended from the ancient Urus . . . . .16 



CHAPTER III. 



The Urus in ancient Britain — Fossil Eemains found in both the Stone and 

 Bronze Ages — Likely to survive much later in the North — Early Notices 

 of Wild Cattle — Such Notices relate to Southern England — Extreme 

 Wildness of the Northern Mountainous Districts — These Districts the 

 last Home of British Wild Animals ....... 50 



CHAPTER IV. 



From Forest to Park — Gradual Extinction of Wild Animals in Forests, 

 whilst still remaining in the Parks — Historical Notices of Wild Cattle 

 in Parks — Tradition of Saint Eobert — Park Cattle the great Improvers 

 of the Durham or Teeswater Cattle — The Studley Herd a White Breed 

 — The Bishop of Durham's White Cattle at Bishop Auckland — The 

 Crest of the Nevill Family a White Bull — Chillingham — The Chillingham 

 Cattle perhaps from the Eoyal Park at Chatton — Naworth — Frequent 

 Mention of Wild Cattle under the Name of "Wild Beasts" — Leigh 

 Park, Somerset ........... 74 



CHAPTER V. 



Ancient Domestic Eaces of White Cattle in England and Wales — Notices of 

 them scarce, and not found as expected in Eecords of the Monasteries 



