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at a distance, the ewe having a brown neck ; in fact, the ram 

 looks as if his thoughtful spouse had insisted on his wearing a 

 white comforter for fear of catching cold. The horns of the 

 ram, large as they are, are of such a pale colour as to be hardly 

 distinguishable in certain lights' at long distances. The Ovis 

 Poll appears to have little or no ruff, but has a dark line down 



Ovis Ammon 



Ovis Nivicola 



the back, which the Ovis Ammon has not, and has also a 

 more clearly defined white anal disc. 



Old rams of the Ovis Ammon are by no means easy to 

 bring to bag. The bare open downs they live on afford little 

 or no cover for a stalk ; the wind in Ladak, piercingly cold as 

 it is, seems to take a delight in blowing from all points of the 



