CYPRIAN MUFLON 



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Head of ftlale Cj'prian Muflon. (From Biddulph, Proc. Zool Sm. 1SS4.) 



CYPRIAN MUFLON (Ovis orientalis ophion). 



A small local race of the preceding distinguished by certain differ- 

 ences in coloration, and the complete rounding-off of the front outer 

 angle of the horns of the male. This is the smallest of the wild sheep, 

 and comparatively a rare trophy. Height at shoulder about 28 inches. 

 The horns closely resemble those of the Armenian race in general 

 characters, but are less massive, and curve gradually from the base, 

 instead of diverging nearly straight outwards, as is generally the case 

 in the latter. The type specimen of the species is preserved in the 

 Berlin Museum. 



Distribution. — The Tnjodos Mountains of Cyprus. 



