56 THE SHEEP AND ITS COUSINS 



which is intermediate between that of Southdowns 

 and merinos. The young, generally two in num* 

 ber, are born, in a highly developed condition, in 

 April or May. The cry of the adults is a bleat 

 very similar to that of the domesticated breeds, 

 and thus confirmatory of the intimate relationship 

 between the two. 



