.78 



Sheep 



considerably more than a complete circle ; usually both front angles much 

 rounded off. Hair on sides and under surface of the neck in males only 

 slightly elongated, and not forming a distinct ruff. Pelage in winter with 

 the hairs close and about an inch in length ; general colour of the upper- 

 parts uniformly light brown tinged with gray ; tace, abdomen, a disk on 

 the buttocks, the inner side of the legs and their front surfaces below the 



Fig. 33. — Skull and horns of male Siberian Argali. From a specimen shot by 

 Mr. Littledale in the .Altai. 



knees and hocks white ; anterior portion ot under surface of body darker 

 than the back ; no dark stripe on the nape of the neck and withers. In 

 summer the hair much shorter and less dense, and the whole colour much 

 lighter, all the upper-parts being uniformly speckled brown and white, 

 becoming lighter on the tace, throat, chest, under-parts, and limbs, the 

 caudal disk being only slightly lighter than the back. 



The above description is taken from a mounted male specimen, with 

 the winter pelage, in the British Museum, purchased many years ago from 



