1881.] Zoology. 563 
SURVIVAL oF Witp Hapirts IN DoMEsTICATED CATTLE.—One 
would suppose that Jersey cattle, which are probably the oldest 
domesticated breed, and which are noted for being such docile 
and gentle pets, had outgrown all traces of their wild habits ; but 
I have frequently noticed some traits in my herd, which seem to 
me to be a survival of their wild habits away back in far distant 
times. For instance, in going to or returning from the pasture, 
the strongest cow or bull heads the procession, and the weakest 
or youngest calves bring up the rear. This order of movement 
is seldom varied, and it would seem to have been necessary for 
the protection of the weaker members of the herd in a wild state. 
Then, it often happens that those in the rear, as they are being 
driven to pasture, are lazy in their movements, and it is some- 
arouse them to life and movement at once. Horses act very 
survived the necessities which called it into existence. Such 
peculiarities, though not specially important or noteworthy in 
themselves, would be more marked and decided in a wild state, 
and what we see now is but a faint trace of the alert habits of. 
it old time predecessors.—Chas. Aldrch, Webster City, Iowa, 
Ze 
% A Dos’s DIscRIMINATION OF Sounps.—My neighbor’s dog, 
Shep,” used to stay at my place about as muchas at home. He 
was of mixed blood—probably Newfoundland, shepherd and water 
—~and very sagacious and tractable. A bridge crosses 
Boone river just below my residence, and below this bridge there 
'© Perhaps two hundred acres of timbered land, which is unin- 
h d used for common pasturage. One:‘of my cows wore a 
j U, ay deep- sounding bell, which could easily be heard a _ mile. 
PON several occasions I sent “ Shep ” after the cows and he al- 
ways brought them—and frequently after dark. My plan was to 
3 and stand upon the high bridge and listen, keeping “Shep 
ose by my side. Upon catching the sound of our bell among 
