CYPRIAN WILD SHEEP 



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Head of Cyprian Wild Sheep. From Biddulph, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1884. 



C. CYPRIAN RACE (Ovis gmelini ophion). 



A small race distinguished by certain differences in coloration, and 

 the complete rounding-off of the front outer angle of the horns of the 

 rams. This is the smallest of the wild sheep, standing only about 

 28 inches at the shoulder. The horns closely resemble those of the 

 Armenian race in general characters, but are less massive, and curve 

 gradually from the base, instead of diverging nearly straight outwards, 

 as is generally the case in the latter. Weight about 70 Ibs. 

 Distribution. The Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. 



Owner. 



Hon. Walter Rothschild. 

 H. Williamson. 

 Col. J. Biddulph. 

 British Museum. 



British Museum (Gen. Sir R. 



Biddulph). 

 Sir Victor Brooke's Collection. 



Dublin Museum. 

 Cambridge Museum. 

 - Owner's measurements. 



