188 TEXTILE FIBRES. 



The table just given states the minimum and maximum breaking 

 strain and diameter of the several wools from experiments made by 

 Dr. Bowman and given in his Structure of the Wool Fibre. 



Sheep Classification (Ovis). No classification yet proposed has 

 met with the general approbation of naturalists. According to some 

 there are three or four species, each represented by a number of varieties. 

 For the purpose of this work that proposed by Professor Archer for the 

 domestic sheep may be adopted. According to him there are 32 sub- 

 species, of which 4 belong to Europe, 15 to Asia, 11 to Africa, and 2 to 

 America, viz. : 



I. Europe. 



1. The Spanish or Merino sheep (Ovis Jiispanicum). 



2. The Common sheep (Ovis rusticus). 



3. The Cretan sheep (Ovis strepsiceros). 



4. The Crimean sheep (Ovis longicaudatus). 



II. Asia. 



1. Hooniah or .black-faced sheep of Tibet. 



2. Cago or tame sheep of Cabul (Ovis cagia). 



3. Nepal sheep (Ovis selingia). 



4. Curumbar or Mysore sheep. 



5. Garar or Indian sheep. 



6. Dukhun or Deccan sheep. 



7. Morvant de la Chine, or Chinese sheep. 



8. Shayrnbhar or Mysore sheep. 



9. Broad-tailed sheep (Ovis laticaudatus). 



10. Many-horned sheep (Ovis poly ceratus). 



11. The Pucha or Hindostan Dumba sheep. 



12. The Tartary sheep. 



13. The Javanese sheep. 



14. The Bavwall sheep (Ovis barual). 



15. Short- tailed sheep of Northern Russia. 



III. Africa. 



1. Smooth-haired sheep (Ovis ethiopica). 



2. African sheep (Ovis guineensis). 



3. Guinea sheep (Ovis ammon guineensis). 



4. Zeylan sheep. 



5. Fezzan sheep. 



6. Congo sheep (Ovis aries congensis). 



