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our domestic cattlC) we shall find the front flat, and 
even a little concave ; and in the horned varieties the 
horns are attached to the most elevated ridge of the 
skull, both of which may be seen in the annexed cut 
of the skull of a large horned Italian breed. The 
plane of the occiput forms an acute angle with the 
front in the domestic breed, and is quadrangular. 
In the Aurochs, again, the plane of the occiput 
forms an obtuse angle with the front, is semicircular, 
and the forehead is very markedly convex. The an- 
nexed cut 
