RED SHEEP 413 
Head of Cyprian Red Sheep. From Biddulph, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1884. 
C.—CYPRIAN RACE (0. orientalis ophion). 
A small race distinguished by certain differences in coloration, and 
the complete rounding-off of the front outer angle of the horns of the 
rams. This is the smallest of the wild sheep, standing only about 
28 inches at the shoulder. The horns closely resemble those of the 
Armenian race in general characters, but are less massive, and curve 
gradually from the base, instead of diverging nearly straight outwards, 
as is generally the case in the latter. Weight about 70 Ibs. 
Distribution—Troédos Mountains of Cyprus. 
Length on Circum- 
front curve. ference. Tip to Tip. Owner. 
27 74 82 Hon. Walter Rothschild. 
252 72 74 J. A. Bucknill. 
25 8 15? H. Williamson. 
233 8t 12} Col. J. Biddulph. 
23 7 52 British Museum. 
225 74 6 British Museum (Gen. Sir R. 
Biddulph). 
224 8 123 Sir Victor Brooke’s Collection. 
-174 8 14 Dublin Museum. 
16 74 163 Cambridge Museum. 
— Owner's measu rements. 
