CHAPTER VI 



Moufflon-Hunting in Sardinia Trip after Wolves in the 

 Apennines 



AGE 25. 



IN November of 1868, with his brother, he visited 

 Sardinia, and had some excellent sport after moufflon 

 in the mountains extending from Cagliari to Oristano ; 

 and it is his experience gained during that trip that 

 he refers to in the following letter written to the Field 

 many years after : 



,JL 



THE MOUFFLON 



SIR Some of the remarks by " Zoophilus " in his 

 article of the I 5th inst. on the moufflon (O. musimon\ 

 relative to a distinctness of race being observable 

 between those inhabiting Corsica and Sardinia, not 

 being in accordance with my observations of that 

 animal in the latter island, I have thought it useful, 

 and perhaps calculated to prevent difficulties and con- 

 fusion in future, to put forward my objections to the 

 strength of the characters of distinction offered in that 

 article. 



My observations are solely intended to apply to the 

 moufflon inhabiting the mountains that lie to the S.W. 

 of the great plain that runs from Cagliari to Oristano, 

 and they may possibly in some respects not extend to 

 those found in the more northern ranges. They are 



