128 accouftt of Tscherhfsian Jheep. "jfi^ly ^i' 



T^e four varieties of domestic floeep, which Dr Pallai 

 examined on his travels, were, 



1st. variety. 

 Is named both by the Tartars and Rufsians, 

 Tscherkefsian fheep, and by Pallas dolichura, or long 

 tailed ; it is the ovis longicauda of authors. 

 zd. Variety, 

 Is called the Rufiian" fhcep, by the natives, and by 

 Pallas hrachiura or fhort tailed ; it seems to be the 

 evis Islandicus of authors, with smaller horns. 

 3^. Variety, 

 Has no fixed trivial name, as its appellations are 

 as various as the provinces where it is reared; Pal- 

 las has called it steatopyga or fat tailed ; it is the 

 Ovis laticaudata of authors. 



^th. 'Variety, 

 Has likewise no fixed trivial name, but Pallas has 

 called it Bucharian, from finding it reared by the 

 ' Bucharian Tartars in immense flocks. 



'The first variety, 

 ^Tj&eTscHERKESSrANTZf^'?^ of the Rufsians and Tartars, 

 the Ovis Dolichura 0/ Pallas, and Ovis Longi- 

 cauda of authors. 



This variety is handsome with a noble air in its 

 nativecountryandthe southof Rufsia,resemblinginits 

 habits, horns, fltece, and length of tail, the Spanifh, 

 but more particularly the Englifh fheep. Its head 

 is well proportioned, and of an elegant form ; eari 

 streight ; horns large, even, rounded in the angles, 

 tapering to a point, and bending inwardly towards 



