214 THE SHEEP AND ITS COUSINS 



in make they are more like the under-mentioned 

 long-legged breeds. Compared with the latter, 

 they are, however, at once distinguished by the 

 higher and less elongated head, the markedly" 

 shorter limbs, the thinner and deeper body, the 

 much greater length of the tail, and the rough and 

 shaggy coat. The head, which is always carried 

 high, is large and deep, with the highly convex 

 forehead passing uninterruptedly into the equally 

 vaulted chaffron, and the lower jaw longer than the 

 upper one. The eyes, which are not far removed 

 from the base of the ears, and are of medium size, 

 are placed high on the sides of the head ; while the 

 long lopping ears, of which the length considerably 

 exceeds half that of the head, reach below the sides 

 of the latter. Their drooping ears and the complete 

 absence of horns in both sexes, coupled with the 

 highly vaulted profile of the face, render these 

 strange sheep remarkably like the Theban goats 

 of the same country, except that the latter have 

 much shorter tails. 



Although there are no tags, the throat carries 

 a well-developed dewlap, which is continued on to 

 the chest. A marked feature of this breed is the 

 excess in height of the croup over the withers ; and 

 the moderately long limbs are slender but strong, 

 with stout, blunt hoofs. The long, thick, deeply 

 set tail, which hangs straight down from the 

 buttocks, so that its terminal hairs touch the 



