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MON MIEEP. 



i Aries. 0. coniUnu comprtuu lunatit. tin. Syrt. Xat. f. 97. 

 Sheep with compressed luiutcd horns. 

 Ovia domestica. Raj. Quadr. p. 73. 

 Pecus, Aries, Ovia, Vervex, Agniu. Plin. Hut. Nat. VIII e. 



47, 48. GVs. Quadr. p. 872. 911. 935. 927. Aldr. h'urfc. 



p. 370. Joust. Quadr. p. 54. t. aa. 

 Brebis & Belier. fii/^T. 5. p. i. pi. i, a. 

 Common Sheep. Pennant Quadr. i. p. 37. 



THIS animal is so generally known, that a par- 

 ticular description of its form and manners be- 

 comes unnecessary. Its most prominent charac- 

 ters are, that the horns twist spirally otit\\ar<U; 

 that the tail is round and short; and that the Ixxiy 

 i> covered with wool: but these are charat 

 which are so greatly varied in the different races, 

 that it is hardly possible to fix on an absolute 

 distinctive mark which shall apply to all the va- 

 rieties. 



The domestic Sheep, in its most valuable or 

 woolly state, exists hardly any where in perfec- 

 tion except in Mnropc, and .some of the tempe- 

 rate parts of Asia. When transported into \ 

 Mann climates, it loses its peculiar covering, and 

 appears coated with hair, having only a short 

 nc\t the skin. In very cold climates also 

 the cxtrrior part of the wool is observed to be 

 hard and coarse, though the intirior is more soft 

 and line. In England, and some other European 

 regions, the wool acquires a peculiar length and 

 tn u ness, and is best adapted to the various pur- 



