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island. On more than one occasion during the summer of 1902 some were 

 seen on Olympus, the highest point in the island, and probably the most 

 easterly to which they now roam. 



During my visit in 1901 and 1902 none were allowed to be shot, and at all 

 times a special license is necessary. In spite of this it is supposed that many 

 are still killed by the peasants; I myself saw several skins and horns, mostly 

 of immature specimens, that were undoubtedly illegally come by .... As 

 a rule the horns are hidden or thrown away in the forest, where some have 

 been subsequently found by the police. 



"It is pleasing to be able to record that a flock of some 200 

 Mouflon is still to be found in this Island. These animals live 

 mainly in the forest of Paphos and are under the protection of the 

 Forest Department of the local Government." (Editorial, Jour. 

 Soc. Preservation Fauna Empire, pt. 8, p. 41, 1928.) 



"Some 20 or 30 years ago its numbers were approximately 200. 

 Now it is doubtful if there are more than 25 or 30 left. They 

 inhabit the mountain range of Troodos at a height of 4,000 to 6,000 

 feet, and in some localities have become extinct. The reason for 

 this depletion is ... poaching during the winter months when the 

 mountains are covered in snow and the Mouflon come down to lower 

 ground for food, thus falling an easy prey to poachers. Measures 

 are however now being taken for the stricter preservation of the 

 species. It is hoped that their number will increase." (G. F. Wilson, 

 in litt., September, 1936.) 



Anatolian Wild Sheep; Anatolian Red Sheep 



Ovis OPHION ANATOLICA Valenciennes 



Ovis anatolica Valenciennes, Rev. et Mag. Zool., ser. 2, vol. 8, p. 346, 1856, 

 and Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci. [Paris], vol. 43, p. 65, 1856. 1 ("Bul- 

 gardagh," Cilician Taurus, Asia Minor.) 



FIGS.: Danford and Alston, 1880, pp. 56, 57, figs. 2, 3, 5, 6; Nasonov, 1911, 

 pp. 1278, 1279, figs. 2, 3, and 1923, pi. 5, fig. 1; Ward, 1935, p. 297, lowest fig. 



Our latest information on the status of this form of Red Sheep 

 dates from about 30 years ago, when it was evidently on the 

 decrease. 



Danford and Alston (1877, p. 277) give the following description 

 of a male, evidently from the district of Eregli and therefore virtu- 

 ally a topotype. "Head, neck, back, and sides, russet-yellow; belly 

 and underparts of legs white; space before the eye, nose, chin, and 

 undersides of the ears whitish; a dark purple-brown mark above 

 the knee on the fore legs, and a darkish line on the chest; the 

 ridge of the neck and back somewhat darker than the rest of the 

 back; neck thick and bushy. . . . Height at shoulder 33 inches." 



i According to Danford and Alston (1880, p. 59), the first of these two cita- 

 tions is the original description. 



