Armenian Muflon i6i 



from Erzerum, forming the type of Blyth's Ovis ginclini (No. 55, 12, 24, 

 396), and presented by the Zoological Society in 1855. Also a complete 

 skeleton presented by Mr. Danford. In both these the horns are of 

 average dimensions ; but the museum also possesses a skull, said to be 

 from an island in the Mediterranean, and presented by Mr. W. B. Baker, 

 in which the horns are greatly larger than in any other known example, 

 and are further characterised by the great number and fineness of the trans- 

 verse wrinkles. The latter is, however, a character which tends to be 

 developed at the base of horns of old individuals ; and as the pair under 

 consideration agree in form and curvature with normal examples of the 

 present species, there seems every reason for referring them to it, although 

 they may possibly indicate a distinct race. The dimensions ot this 

 magnificent specimen occur first in the list following. Although the 

 distinct development of the front inner edge is in general a marked feature 

 of the horns of the mainland race, Messrs. Danford and Alston describe 

 specimens which approximate both in this respect and in curvature to the 

 Cyprian form. 



Mr. Rowland Ward records the following horn-measurements : — 



Length on Basal .y ^■ 



Outer Curve. Circumference. "' 



^H lof 5| 



30.^ I of 18 



261V 81 1 21 



24 9f 17 



Some degree of confusion has arisen among zoologists as to whether 

 0. orientaUs or O. gmclim is the proper name for this sheep. In 1876 Mr. 

 W. T. Blanford ' wrote as follows on this question : " No such name as 

 0. orientaUs was given to this sheep by J. G. Gmelin ; he simply called it 

 in German the Oriental sheep {das orientalise he Sc/uif), and apparently 



' Editeni Penia, vol. ii. p. 88. 

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