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larger and more wholly white, I think, than in any 

 other race of the urial. In this respect these sheep 

 differ very markedly from Ovis orientalis, which occurs 

 on the south side of the Elburz range, near Tehran, the 

 ruff in all the specimens which have come under my 

 observation being comparatively small, and chiefly com- 

 posed of black or blackish hairs on the lower part of 

 the throat. 



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