26 CLASS MAMMALIA. 



scythe. Its summer fur is short yellowish- 

 gray ; the winter fur is thick, hard, reddish- 

 gray, with white, or whitish, on the muzzle, 

 throat, and under the belly. There is at 

 all times, as in the Stag, a yellowish space 

 round the tail, which is very short. This ani- 

 mal inhabits the mountains of all Asia, and be- 

 comes as large as a fallow deer. 



The Mufflon, or Mufione of Sardinia, Muffoli of Corsica, 

 Buff. XI. pi. xxix. 



Differs from it in not being so large, and the 

 female is without horns, or, if with them, very 

 small. It is said to be found also in Crete. 

 There are varieties, partially or altogether 

 black, and others more or less white. 

 There is reason to think that 



The Moujlon of America (Ov. Montana), Geoff. An. Mus. 

 II. pi. lx. Schreb. ccxiv. d. 



Is a species of Argali, which has been able to 

 pass the sea on the ice. Its horns are very 

 thick, and are more completely spiral than in 

 the common species. 



The Moujlon of Africa (Ov. Tragelaphus, Cuv.), Pen. No. 

 XII. Shaw. pi. ecu. 2. 



With the fur soft and reddish, with a long pen- 

 dant mane under the neck, and another at each 



