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4thly. The long-haired wool-bearing breeds. Be- 

 longing to this clafs there are three varieties ob- 

 fcurely known, viz. 



ly?. The Sarlue, by fome naturalifts called the 

 grunting ox, an animal of the Southern Tartary, 

 which is not yet fufficiently known. The fleece of 

 this creature is faid to be thick and long, falling down 

 below its knees, and of a very fine quality. 



2dly. The Chittigong cow, of the higher Hindof- 

 tan, which is defcribed neai-ly in the fame terms.— 

 Its hair, or wool, is much efteemed by the natives, 

 and is applied by them to various purpofes. 



2)dly. The Muik ox, of Hudfon's-Bay. This ani- 

 mal is much better known to me than the former, 

 as I had the defcription from a gentleman in Edin- 

 burgh who lived many years in Hudfon's-Bay, and 

 who has feen thoufands of them, dead and alive. 

 The whole body of this creature, which is as large 

 as a middle-fized ox with us, is covered over with i 

 very clofe fleece of long, foft, flexible hair, of a fine 

 quality, which might be employed in manufaftures 

 for many of the fame purpofes as wool j beneath 

 that hair, and towards its roots, lies another coat of 

 exceeding fine wool, which could be applied in fa*, 

 bricks of the fineft quality. It has been fpun and 

 worked into gloves and (lockings, which are faid to 

 be foft as filk. The buffaloe wool inclofed, I Ihewed 

 to the gendeman, who faid it was nothing like fo 

 fine as that of the muik-ox, 



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