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and are locally known as saddle-backed sheep. 

 This variety has been called Ovis fannini by 

 American naturalists. As I have said before, 

 I am qnite sure that Ovis dalli grades into 

 Ovis fannini, and I think it highly probable 

 that a little further south than the Macmillan 

 River — possibly in the great ranges of mountains 

 south of the Pelly River — Ovis fannini will be 

 found to grade into the dark-coloured sheep 

 discovered by Mr. Andrew J. Stone, the well- 

 known American field naturalist, in the moun- 

 tains of Northern British Columbia. 



On September 20th, as soon as we had had 

 an early breakfast, Coghlan went off with ]\Ir. 

 Sheldon to bring in all the best of the meat of 

 the four sheep shot by the latter on the previous 

 dav, and Louis and I went back to the carcase 

 of the big moose I had shot on September I8th. 

 I took with me a small camp kettle and a little 

 tea, sugar and bread, and a wolfskin robe lent 

 me by Coghlan, as it was my intention, after 

 having cut all the meat off the big moose head, 

 to start Louis back to camp with it. I in- 

 tended to sleep myself in the valley somewhere 



