1S0VID.E. OVIS. 



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t. Bones ot the body. 1 » T A f • ^ ,, » i • ,„t if • i ■ 



, c „ , , „ , J N. Ainca. Irom the Zoological Society s 

 f. Skeleton : temale. y n ,, ,. ° ■ J 



J c „ , , , I Collection. 



</. Skeleton : male. 



g. Skeleton : male. 



OVIS. 



Teeth :— Incisors ^ ; Canines ^ . Premolars f£ ; Molars 3 ~4 ;=32. 



4-4 ' 0-0 3-3 3-3 



The Sheep. Ovis (Aries) aries. 



Ovia aries, Blasim, Faun. Wirb. Deutschl. p. 407. fip:. 240 (skull), 

 1857. — Cuv., Anat. Comp. v. pi. 13. fig. 2 (bones of lore-arm ), 1805. 

 Brebis, Buff., Hist. Nat. v. p. 52. pi. 7 (skeleton). 



a, b. Horns of many-horned variety. 



c. Horns (small). 



d, e. Skidls and horns of spiral-horned variety. 

 /, g. Horns of spiral-horned variety. 



h. Skull, with the horns united together at the base. 



Var. Huniah Sheep : — 



i. Skull of adult male, with horns. Nepal. Presented by B. H. 

 Hodgson, Esq. 



j, k. Skulls of young, without the cases of the horns. Nepal. Pre- 

 sented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



I, m. Two skulls of many-horned variety : horns of each side arising 

 from the same base, showing that they are produced by the divi- 

 sion of the core. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



n, o. Two skulls of four-homed variety, with horns separate from 

 one another at the base (each wanting one sheath). Nepal. 

 Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



p. Var. Dumba. Skull of a " Cabul Dumba Sheep." Presented by 

 B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



q. Var. Cago. Skull of adult, without the sheath of the horns (im- 

 perfect). Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



r. Skull of the young (hornless). 



s. Var. horns united at the base. Skull, with the horns cut off near 

 the base. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



t. Skull. From Mr. Argent's Collection. 



U. Skull of spiral-horned variety. 



v. Skull : female. England. 



to. Skull. 



x. Skull. England. 



y. Skull. "^ 



z. Skull : many-horned variety. I 



a 2 . Skull: female. -p ,, „ , . , . . , 



,, C1 ,, I -brom the Zoological Societv s 



6 . Skull. > n ,, ,. ° 



i oi ii « »v • • ov » l Collection. 



r . Skull. " Abyssinian Sheep. 



(P . Skull. 



e\ Skull. J 



f 1 . Skull, with large spiral horns. Domestic Sheep. Nepal. Pre- 

 sented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



