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of Bos longifrons, and was ‘‘ found in the trough chamber at Dowth.’’* 
No. 80 is the upper fragment of a head and horn-cores; figured at.p. 73. 
No. 31. Portion of head and horn-cores. No, 32. Ditto, of a young 
animal; horns very straight. No. 33. Ditto. No. 34. A long head 
and horn-cores. No. 85. Head of a small, young animal. No. 36. A 
large head, wanting horn-cores. No. 37. A good head, resembling the 
Bos longifrons. No. 38. Upper fragment of head, and slugs. No. 39. A 
small long head, like those of the breed typified by No. 1. Nos. 40, 41, 
42,48, and 44. Crania and horn-cores, more or less perfect, chiefly small 
animals. 
No. 45 is the upper portion of a head and horn cores, the latter 
rather retreating, and the former rising into a high projection. This 
head is figured at p. 70 of the Proceedings, and resembles more than any 
other in the Collection the new variety styled Bos frontosus of Nilsson, 
at least so far as the very high crest between the horns is a sufficient 
characteristic. No. 46 is of the same breed, but being that of a young 
animal, the protuberance is not well developed. No. 47 is a large head; 
the cores wanting ; the mark where this beast was slaughtered by a blow 
on the forehead is very manifest. _ 
Nos. 48 to 55 are eight hornless or maohl varieties, and all, except 
the two first, present avery remarkable protuberance, or frontal crest, but 
this is especially marked in Nos. 50 and 53. As 
the maohl ox would appear to have abounded 
in Ireland more than in any other part of Europe, 
I subjoin the accompanying illustration of this 
hornless variety, which may be taken as afford- 
ing a good idea of its general characters. It was 
accidentally omitted in my communication upon 
the.Ancient and Modern Races of Oxen in Ireland, 
at page 64. 
With the exception of Nos. 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 13, 
20, 28, 29, 30, 32, and 89, all these heads were 
found at Dunshaughlin, and either presented or 
deposited in the Academy by myself. Besides 
the foregoing list of the osseous remains of ex- 
tinct and existing mammals, derived for the 
most part from our lakes, bogs, and crannoges, 
and now forming one of the largest known col- 
lection of its kind, there are many fragments and 
isolated bones not enumerated. It now remains 
for the Academy to decide on their ultimate des- 
tination; and on that subject I have addressed 
a letter to the Council. 
An interestipg discussion ensued, in which the Chairman, Professor 
Wright, Mr. Curry, and other members took part. 
* See ‘The Beauties of the Boyne,” p. 208. 
