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somewhat earlier into Canada. Professor Plumb ^ 

 states that in Canada flocks of these sheep " exist 

 in Quebec and several other provinces, while in 

 the United States the breed has been pretty well 

 distributed from Tennessee north, from the Atlantic 

 to the Far West. There are many flocks in 

 eastern New York and northern Indiana, and excel- 

 lent flocks in Ohio, Illinois, Vermont, Tennessee, 

 Wisconsin, and many other States." Cheviots 

 have also been introduced to a small extent into 

 New Zealand. 



Cheviots are white-faced and white-legged sheep 

 of medium size, usually devoid of horns in both 

 sexes. Low states, indeed, that they are always 

 hornless ; but, according to Professor Plumb,^ the 

 rams occasionally carry horns, although more and 

 more rarely. The chaffron is slightly convex, and 

 the head covered with hard, short, white hair to a 

 point behind the ear and round the lower jaw. The 

 nose and lips ought to be black, although they are 

 frequently mixed black and flesh-colour. Shortness 

 of head, with a great width of forehead between 

 the prominent eyes, is a feature of the Cheviot 

 breed, as is also the relatively long and thin ear, 

 which is white and devoid of wool ; a third feature 

 being the full pink colour of the skin. Like all 

 mountain breeds. Cheviots are characterised by the 

 lightness of the fore-legs, although this feature has 



^ op. cit., p. 419. • Ibid., p. 416. 



