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1774, under the name of the nam of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. This lame ram was exhibited, the 

 vear preceding, under the denomination of the 

 Mogul ram ivith a thick tail. But we learned 

 that it was purchaled at Tunis; and we think 

 it is the fame with the Barbary fheep former- 

 ly reprefented, from which it differs only by the 

 ihortnefs of its tail, which is alio flatter, and 

 broader in the upper part. The head is I 

 proportionally thicker, and refembles that of the 

 Indian ram. The body is well covered with 

 wool, and the legs are £hort, even when com- 

 pared with thole of our , flieep. The figure 

 and fize of the horns differ little from thofe of 

 the Barbary ihcep. We have called it the ram 

 of Tunis, to diflinguifh it from the other; but 

 we are perfuaded that they both belong to tl 

 fame country of Barbary, and that they arc very 

 nearly of the fame race. 



We have likewife given the figure of a ram, 

 which was exhibited at the fair of Saint -Ger- 

 main, in the year 1774, under the name of the 

 morvant of China. This ram is remarkable for a 

 kind of mane on his neck, and for long hai 

 which hang down from his throat, and form a 

 kind of cravat. Thefe hairs are a mixture of 

 red and gray, hard to the touch, and about ten 

 inches long. 'The hairs of the main are red, not 

 very thick, extend as far as the middle ot the 

 back, and are of the fame colour and confidence 

 with thofe onthe throat; but they urefhcrter, and 



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