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are practically the same colour as the cows, but 

 often have white spots on the flanks, which in 

 course of time merge into each other and turn 

 a dirty grey. Older animals are usually a 

 yellowish brown, sometimes turning to a dirty 

 grey on the sides and flanks. The whole face 

 down to the muzzle in old bulls is generally a 

 dirty white, almost approaching to grey. Old 

 bulls of a dirty grey colour throughout are 

 occasionally met with, and these animals always 

 possess magnificent heads. But whatever his 

 colour, there is no mistaking an old bull when 

 seen with a herd, even in thick cover. His coat 

 is quite different from the bright chestnut of 

 the cows. His prevailing colour may be red, 

 but it will be a dull, yellowish red, the shade of 

 a withered leaf, or the red of old brown canvas. 

 Have nothing to say to a bright chestnut- 

 coloured tsaing, for his head assuredly will not 

 be worth carting away. The horns are unlike 

 those of the bison. They stand out at right 

 angles to the skull, turning upwards and inwards 

 somewhat abruptly. They are usually shorter 

 in length than the horns of a bison, and smaller 

 in girth. In colour they are very similar, and 

 are deeply corrugated when they belong to an 

 old bull. Good average horns measure about 



24 in. in length, with a girth of 14 in., and a 

 spread of from 25 in. to 30 in. Anything over 



25 in. is a very good head. Occasionally tsaing 



