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Bardigiana, in colour red or mottled with white, and 
long-horned. 
" In the plain towards Parma is found the Reggiana 
or Parmense breed. These cattle are regarded as 
the type of the large races bred on the central plains 
of Europe, but the uniformity of their red coat, with- 
out marks, and the thick, short-limbed body, are con- 
sidered proof of their antiquity. Italian zoologists 
assert that it is descended from the ancient hue italico. 
In the Udine province, and in parts of Parma and 
Piacenza, there is a breed with a uniform coat of red 
or reddish brown, amber-coloured horns and hoofs, 
rose-tinted lip and nostrils, and white eyelids, these 
also being regarded as the relics of an aboriginal 
race. 
" South of the Jaro, and extending beyond Bologna, 
is the Pugliese breed, which is almost restricted to the 
province of Verona. The province of Belluno gives 
its name to the Bellunese breed, which resembles the 
Tyrolese in its short curved horns, uniform colour, but 
in place of being tawny and whitish is decidedly 
grey. 
" In the province of Treviso there is a medley of 
sub-breeds, all variations of the Podolian ; while in 
the province of Vincenza the Podolian about equals 
the other types, the Podolian being the sole breed in 
the rest of Italy south of the Po. 
" Piedmont possesses a pure breed, called Pianura, 
the colour of the Piedmontese and mixed breeds being 
light grey. The mountain breed already referred to 
may be brown, black, or white-spotted." 
In connection with the foregoing it is important 
to mention that on page 15 of his already quoted 
paper on the more important breeds of British 
