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MAMMALS OF AMERICA 



noticed also one marked difference between the Mr. Belmore Browne has recently contributed 



horns of Ball's Sheep and those of any other: to Outing some interesting reminiscences of 



" The crown or upper surface of the horn pro- hunting this Sheep. He writes : " No animal 



jects or overla])s the lower portion, as it were, lives a happier, lazier life than the mountain 



By permission of the tJ. S. Biological Survey 



DALL MOUNTAIN SHEEP 



Drawing by Carl Rungius 



The Dall, or White Mountain Sheep is a northern relative of the Bighorn. It is 

 entirely white in color, to blend with the snow of its home, and there is little 

 variation in its coat for summer and vrinter 



in such a manner as to form a ridge running for 

 some distance from the base, gradually tapering 

 off until at the distance of from six to eight 

 inches from the skull it ceases to be apparent." 



ram, in the summer time. The ewes are busy 

 bringing up the latnbs ; and the young rams, not 

 knowing where they belong, wear the fat from 

 their ribs in futile visits between the staid old 



