6 HI3TOKY OF THE SHEEP. 



the/ have a shade of grey upon the nose, approaching 

 to dark at the tip ; at others, a tinge of lemon colour 

 on the face, but these markings scarcely affect their 

 value. The legs are clean, long, and small-boned, and 

 covered with wool to the hough ; but there is a sad 

 want of depth at the breast, and of breadth both there 

 and on the chine. A fat carcass weighs from 12 lbs. 

 to 18 lbs. per quarter, and a medium fleece about 3 lbs. 

 The purest specimens of this breed are to be found 

 on the Scotch side of the Cheviot hills, and on the 

 high and stony mountain-farms which lie between that 

 range and the source of the Teviot. These sheep are 

 a capital mountain stock, provided the pasture resem- 

 bles the Cheviot hills, in containing a good proportion 

 of rich herbage. Fig. 2. PI. 111. 



(14.) Mugg Sheep. — ** In this variety," says Dr 

 Fleming, in his History of British Animals, " the face 

 and legs are white, or rarely spotted with yellow, and 

 the forehead covered with long wool. This is the native 

 breed in Scotland, to the north of the Forth a;T|d Clyde. 

 They are of small size, and seldom weigh above 8 or 

 10 lbs. per quarter. Some tribes have horns ; others 

 are destitute of them, and they vary in the length of 

 the tail. They may be considered as the stock of the 

 numerous modern and valuable varieties, which are 

 bred in the best cultivated districts. The Shetland 

 sheep belongs to this kind. The fur consists of firm 

 wool next the skin, with long coarse hairs, indications 

 of an inhabitant of an arctic climate." 



(15.") T/ie Black- faced or Heath Sheep are known 

 by their large spiral horns, wild-looking eyes, black 

 legs aa^ ""^es, with short firm carcasses, covered by 



