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ter. The size of the animal is nearly the same of 

 the common sheep ; their fleece is white, inter- 

 spersed with long hair, protruding beyond the 

 wool, and standing erect on the surface of the 

 body, which gives them a shaggy appearance; 

 their horns are short, merely projecting beyond 

 the wool of the head, and slightly arcuated back- 

 wards ; these, together with their hoofs, are black, 

 while the other parts of their bodies are uniform- 

 ly white ; their flesh has a musky flavour, and is, 

 at best, unsavoury. 



" They are of easy access to the hunter, who 

 seldom pursues them unless compelled by hunger. 

 Their fleece is esteemed of little value by the 

 traders, and are used only as a covering to the 

 feet during winter ; their skin is of a remarkably 

 thick and spongy texture. It has been asserted 

 by good judges, that the silky fineness of the wool 

 is not surpassed by that of the Cashmere Goat." 

 (S. H. Long.) 



Genus. 

 Ovis, Linn. Briss. Erxleb. Gmel. Bodd. Cuvier, 

 Geoff: 



Capra, Illig. 



Jllgionomus, Pallas, Ranzani. 



CHARACTERS. 



C Incisor 0. 

 superior 12. < Canine 0, 



Dental fomuIa-Teeth 32. ^ ^ ^^^J^ 



inferior 20. s Canine 0. 

 Molar IT. 



