164 



Sheep 



with the muzzle, chin, and throat, white ; upper part of nose and area 

 in front of the eyes dusky-hrown ; ears gray externallv, white internally. 

 Face-glands small. 



The ahove description is taken from an adult mounted male presented 

 to the British Museum by Colonel John Biddulph. With the exception 

 of the form of the horns, the animal reminds one of a European muflon, 

 with most of the black points and the saddle-mark either wanting or 



Fig. 31. — Head of "male Cyprian Mufloii. (From Biddulph, Proi. Zool. Soc. 1S84..) 



greatly reduced in size. And it may be observed that the curvature of 

 the horns, as in the typical race, recalls to some extent that which obtains in 

 those of the bharal, thus indicating that the latter is not quite so aberrant in 

 this respect as is generally considered to be the case. The type specimen 

 of this race is preserved in the museum at Berlin. 



The following horn-measurements are given by Mr. Rowland Ward : — 



Length .ilong 

 Front Curve. 



23 



22f 

 22I 



i7i 



Basal 

 Circumference. 



7 

 7i 



Tip t„ Tip. 



4i 

 6 



