MAMMALIA. 7 



I obtained it twice at Engedi, where it is mentioned in connection with 

 David's wanderings. Its range appears to he Hmited to Arabia Petrea 

 and Egypt. 



20. Ovis arics. L. Syst. Nat. i., p. 97. Sheep. Heb. "IXV. Arab, 

 ^ti±^ GJianam. 



Two varieties of Sheep are bred in Palestine ; but by far the most 

 common, and in most parts the only race, is the Broad-tailed Sheep (i>ar. : 

 laticaudata). The Palestine Sheep are generally piebald or skewbald ; 

 while the Goats are almost always black. The habits of the Sheep, the 

 ways of tending them, and the life of the shepherds in Syria, remain 

 unchanged even in the smallest particulars since the days of the 

 Patriarchs. 



Bovinas. 



2\. Bos tanrus. L. Syst. Nat. i., p. 98. The Ox. Heb. C|l'?NV "lltT, 

 Ox; *lp3. Cow; 13, Bull. Arab. ^\, Bakar, Ox; ayij, Bakara, Cow; 

 ^y, Siiwr, Bull. 



Neat cattle are not suited to the hilly central districts, and are not 

 reared extensively, e.xcepting in the sea-board and southern plains, and in 

 the north. On the east side of Jordan they are much more general. 

 The common cattle are an undersized race, not much larger than Scotch 

 cattle. In the north there are much larger and better breeds. Every- 

 where Oxen and Cows arc used almost exclusively for agricultural and 

 draught purposes. 



22. Bos bubalus. L. Syst. Nat. i., p. 99. The Buffalo. Arab. 

 ^j~j*U, D jaunts. 



The Buffalo is only used in the northern parts of the Jordan valley, 

 especially about the marshes of Huleh, where both for the plough and for 

 milk it supersedes the ordinary neat cattle. 



In its wild state it is a native of India, but has been domesticated in ■ 

 all the warmer parts of Asia, from China to Syria, and along the whole of 

 North Africa. 



23. Bos priiuigcniiis. Bojan. Nov. Act. Leop. xiii. b. 422. The 

 Aurochs. Heb. DNI. Arab. ^„^, Reem. 



