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less remote ancestors were dun-coloured. But it is hardly sufficient 
to say the ancestors were dun-coloured, for in Norway four shades 
of dun are recognized, which include nearly every colour from 
white to black. There are (1) white duns (white and light creams) 
with white mane and tail; (2) yellow duns with black mane and 
tail, including creams and light bays; (3) elk duns, frequently 
approaching in hue bays, chestnuts, and browns; and (4) mouse 
duns, some of which are nearly black. After a full consideration 
Fig. 1171.—Arabian Horse 
of the subject, I am inclined to believe the body-colour of the 
striped ancestral horse of the temperate regions was mainly of a 
yellowish-brown colour. As the descendants extended their range 
the ground-colour would change, a sand colour probably prevailing 
in desert areas, a reddish dun in the vicinity of forests, a mouse 
dun in the far north, a light tint near the tropics, and in the up- 
lands a gray or ash tint.” There is a marked resemblance between 
Norwegian ponies and certain Indian breeds, in view of which it 
is interesting to notice that according to the traditions of Scan- 
dinavia the horse was introduced into that region from the East 
by the god Odin. But though the body of evidence is on the 
whole in favour of the view that Central Asia is the old home of 
