44 account of Jheep found in Rufsia. July x"]. 



tary, \£c. from the frontiers of China, to those of 

 iEuiope. These people are all ftiepherds, as well as 

 the Nomades of Siberia, and several countries of 

 Europe, under the dominion or protection of the 

 Rijfsian empire ; and the great riches of them all con- 

 sist principally in (heep. 



There are few of these pastoral nations but the 

 doctor saw, either in full horde, or detached par- 

 ties, so that the opportunities he had of examining 

 not only the wild, but domestic (heep, in several of 

 its varieties, and almost in a state of nature, from 

 their little controled, nay, almost unlimited range, 

 in the wide plains of Tartary, were more nume- 

 rous than ever fell to the lot of any man who has 

 treated the subject. 



But the remarks and observations of our learned 

 academician will be more particularly valuable to 

 the society ; as his equal knowledge in xoology, and 

 the other br-^nches of natural history, enabled him 

 te give an account of the (heep in a very superior 

 manner j noting the climate, soil, water, and plants, 

 of every district where he found a different varie- 

 ty of the aiiitpal. The doctor remarked with the 

 eye of a real naturalist, the influence of these, joined 

 to exercise, on the stature, vigour, plumpnefs, 

 and fleece of (heep; and has described the distinguilh- 

 ing marks of the four vaneties he met with, as 

 well as the musimon or wild (heep, in a masteily 

 manner. In fhort his remarks furni(h an excellent 

 model for those of others, who may pursue the sub- 

 ject ; and I must add in terms of much gratitude, 

 that he furniihed in the most liberal maaner^ z\\ 



