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the precipices of the moft rugged mountains. 

 Their flefh is exceedingly delicate ; but they are 

 hunted chiefly for the fake of their furs. 



I believe that few of the genuine mouflons 

 now exift in Corfica. The frequent Wars which 

 happened in that ifland have probably accom- 

 plished their deftruction. But, in the figure of 

 their prefent races of fheep, we ftill find marks 

 of the former exiflence of the mouflon. In the 

 month of Auguft 1774, we faw a Corfican ram, 

 which belonged to the Due de Vrilliere. Ic 

 exceeded not the fize of a French fheep. It was 

 white, low on its legs, and had long hair difpofed 

 in locks. It had four large horns, the upper 

 two being more bulky than the under, and they 

 had rugofities like thofe of the mouflon. 



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