. The Penycuik experiments. Figs. 17 A^D IS.—Matopo. 74 TELEGONY AND REVERSION. tion, and, except in 1848, no fresh blood has been recentlyintroduced into the Island of Rum section of the group, towhich Mulattos sire belonged.^ Heuce these ponies may belooked upon as forming a remarkably pure breed, andMulatto may be considered an excellent substitute for LordMortons all but pure Arabian chestnut As to theRum pony foals, I have learned from Lord Arthur Cecilthat they are at birth frequently mouse-coloured with afaint dorsal stripe. After the first year the colts aredark brown or nearly

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. The Penycuik experiments. Figs. 17 A^D IS.—Matopo. 74 TELEGONY AND REVERSION. tion, and, except in 1848, no fresh blood has been recentlyintroduced into the Island of Rum section of the group, towhich Mulattos sire belonged.^ Heuce these ponies may belooked upon as forming a remarkably pure breed, andMulatto may be considered an excellent substitute for LordMortons all but pure Arabian chestnut As to theRum pony foals, I have learned from Lord Arthur Cecilthat they are at birth frequently mouse-coloured with afaint dorsal stripe. After the first year the colts aredark brown or nearly black, with in most cases hazel-coloured eyes, a thick long mane and forelock, a long heavytail, chestnuts on both fore and hind limbs, but little hairat the fetlock joints. There is no record of these foals havingbeen marked with shoulder-stripes, though there has beenoccasionally for a time a cloudy patch over the shoulders;neither have stripes been noticed on the legs, neck, orbody. In support of the belief of the late

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