212 THE MOUFLON,&c, 



the Guiney JJyeep % the Jloeep of Angola, &c a 

 It is domeftic, like the other kind, and fubjedfc 

 to the lame varieties. We have given figures 

 of two of thefe fheep, which, though they dif- 

 fer in particular charaders, have fo many re- 



femblances, 



tail. From the coarfenefs of tl^eir hair, they feem to be al- 

 lied to the goat. It appears that wool would be incom- 

 modious to the fheep in very warm climates ; and that Na- 

 ture has changed it into hair of a moderate length, and 

 pretty thin ; Voyage au Senega/, par M. Adanfon, p. 36. 



African fheep. ■ — It is meager, very long legged, and 



tall, with fhort horns and pendant ears. It is covered with 

 ihort hair, inftead of wool, and has wattles on its neck. Per- 

 haps it is the adimain of Leo Africanus, p. 341. which he 

 fays furnifhes the Lybians with milk and cheefe. It is 

 of the fize of an afs, and fhaped like a ram; Pennant's fynopf. 

 of quad. />■ 12. 



* Aries Guineenfis, five Angolenfisj Marcgrav. p. 234. Rait 

 fynopf- quad, p. 75. 



Aries Pilofus, piiis brevibus veflitus, juba longiffima, auri- 



culis longis pendulis. Ovis Guineenfis. La brebis de 



Gunee ; Brijfon, Regn. atym. p. 77. 



Ovis Guineenfis, auribus pendulis, palearibus laxis, pilofis, 

 occipite prorninente $ Linn.fyjl. nat. p. 98. 



Sheep of Sahara; Shaw's travels, p. 241. 



Carnero, or Bell wedder ; Dalla valle, trav. p. 91. 



The Guiney fheep differ from the European kind. They 

 are generally longer legged, and have no wool, but Ihort, foft 

 hair, like that of a dog. The rams have long manes, which 

 fometimes hang down to the ground, and cover their necks 

 from the fhoulders to their ears, which are pendulous. Their 

 horns are knobbed, pretty fhort, fharp, and bended forward. 

 Thefe animals are fat; their flefh is good, and well flavour- 

 ed, efpecially when they feed on the mountains or along the 

 fea coafls ; but it fmells of tallow when they pafture on 



marfhy grounds. The -ewes are exceedingly prolific 



They always bring forth two lambs at a time ; Voyage de 

 Dffftnarcbah) torn 1./. 141. 



