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The flesh of the Big-horn is remarkabh .M.-ll.-nt, and IB said to ! i to (hat 



of tin- native d.-.T. \Vli.-ri full-grown, a HU Imrn m.-a.-iires al*nit three feet nix inches 

 in heiuht :it tli.- -liouM.-!-. :m<i the horns are about the same l.-n^tli. thus |ire.--rv ing the 

 -aim- |>iii|Mirtiims of stature ami length of horn as ha> aln-adv I-.-- n noticed in the Arguli 

 of SiU-ria 'I 'In- >lui uf tin- animal ia extremely variable, changing ummling to the MMon of 

 tin- \.-ar. 



A full-grown adult male of thin speciM il a mar* .-I of |....-i . ii> li<>in- .n.- -.n.l to be 

 capable of r--.-iviiii: tin- ino^t vi..l.-ut >|IIH-RS \\li.-n tin- animal i- forr.il t l.-aji ilown any <x>n- 



sii|.-r.il)le height. The female is less in size, and has smaller honi> A Big-horn of the largest 

 size will weigh three hundred and fifty pounds. A magnificent pair are in the American 

 Museum. 



CLOSELY allied to the two preceding animals, the AOCDAD, or BKAKDKD AROALI, may be 

 easily distinguished from them by the heavy mane which commences at the throat and falls as 

 far as the knees. 



The Aoudad is a native of Northern Africa, and is a mountain-dwrll.-r, inhabiting only the 

 loftiest and most inaccessible precipices. It i* rommonly found in the lofty woods of the 

 Atl.is mountains where it disports itwelf with as much wise and absem-e <.f fear ns if it were 

 quietly standing on level ground. Like the ar^ili and big-horn, it is remarkably active, as 

 needs for an animal whose life is cast among the terrible precipices of the loftiest mountain 

 ranges. The height of the Aoudad is rather more than three feet at the shoulder, BO that it is 

 a really large animal, although not of such gigantic projx>rtions as the arguli. The horns are 

 about two feet in length. Round the fore-legs a quantity of long hair is placed, like ruffles, 

 jnst above the knee, a peculiarity which has earned for th- r-n-atun- the French name of 

 Mouflon d mt> i,.-),, ties. It seems to be a lively but rather |>etulant animal, full of curio-it y 

 and gentle in its disjosition. 



