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and are locally known as saddle-backed sheep. 

 This variety has been called Ovis fannini by 

 American naturalists. As I have said before, 

 I am quite sure that Ovis dalli grades into 

 Ovis fannini, and I think it highly probable 

 that a little farther south than the Macmillan 

 River — possibly in the great ranges of mountains 

 south of the Pelly River — Ovis fannini will be 

 found to grade into the dark-coloured sheep 

 discovered by Mr. Andrew J. Stone, the well- 

 known American field naturalist, in the moun- 

 tains of Northern British Columbia. 



On September 20th, as soon as we had had 

 an early breakfast, Coghlan went off with Mr. 

 Sheldon to bring in all the best of the meat of 

 the four sheep shot by the latter on the previous 

 day, and Louis and I went back to the carcase 

 of the big moose I had shot on September 18th. 

 I took with me a small camp kettle and a little 

 tea, sugar and bread, and a wolfskin robe lent 

 me by Coghlan, as it was my intention, after 

 having cut all the meat off the big moose head, 

 to start Louis back to camp with it. I in- 

 tended to sleep myself in the valle}^ somewhere 



