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THE WHITE URUS, OR HAMILTON BREED OF 
WILD CATTLE. 
Taurus Urus,— Variety. 
PLATE XXIV. 
Urus Scoticus, Smith . — ^Wild Cattle, Pennant, Bewick, ^c. 
The White Urus ( Urus Scoticus 6f Major Smith) 
is now only to be seen in one or two enclosures, 
which the proprietors are anxious to uphold, and, 
from the, variety of the breed, not to allow it to be 
indiscriminately spi'ead. The most remarkable now 
are the parks of Chillingham in Northumberland, 
the property of Lord Tankerville, and that of Ha- 
milton Palace in Lanarkshire, where the drawing for 
the accompanying illustration was made. 
“ This* very ancient and peculiar breed of cattle 
has been long kept up with great care by the noble 
family of Hamilton, in a chase in the vicinity of their 
splendid seat at Hamilton, in the Middle Ward of 
the county of Lanark. They are generally believed 
to be the remains of the ancient breed of white cattle 
* We are indebted to Robert Brown, Esq. Chamberlain 
to His Grace the Duke of Hamilton, for having procured 
for us the following interesting account. 
