APR 17 1916 
CONTENTS. 
I. — Some Probable Ancestors of Domesticated Cattle. 
Page. 
Introductory 187 
Historical sketch of the Bovidse 188 
The genus Bos and its five subgenera or groups 190 
Taurine group — subgenus Bos 191 
Bibovine group — subgenus Bibos 191 
Leptobovine group — subgenus Leptobos 192 
Bisontine group — subgenus bison : 192 
Bubaline group — subgenus bubalus 192 
Extinct species in relation to ancestry of domesticated cattle 192 
Pliocene epoch 193 
Pleistocene epoch 194 
Recent period 197 
Origin of the modern breeds of cattle 212 
II. — Early History of Cattle Breeding, and C'lassification of Modern 
Breeds. 
The cattle of the ancient civilizations of Asia 214 
The cattle of Egypt 215 
Carthaginian agriculture 21G 
Cattle of prehistoric Europe 216 
The old Stone age 216 
The new Stone age 216 
The Bronze age 218 
Origin of the cattle of modern European countries 218 
Greece 218 
Italy 219 
Gaul 220 
Iberia 220 
Switzerland 221 
Russia 221 
Germany 222 
The Netherlands 222 
Scandinavia 224 
Denmark 224 
France - 224 
Great Britain 225 
Ireland 226 
Channel Islands . 227 
Origin of the principal types of cattle in America 227 
Classification of modern breeds 228 
A classification of British cattle 231 
A classification of French breeds 231 
Classification of breeds in America 232 
Bibliography 233 
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