230 THE SHEEP AND ITS COUSINS 



legged Congo breed. Not excessively tall in stature, 

 it is specially characterised by the peculiar con- 

 formation of the head, which is of moderate length, 

 and terminates in a rather low, sharply pointed 

 muzzle, with the lower jaw slightly shorter than the 

 upper one ; the forehead being highly convex and 

 separated by a deep depression from the mode- 

 rately swollen chaffron. Near the occiput is a large 

 fatty mass, which forms a prominent cushion reach- 

 ing to the ears ; the cheeks are likewise inflated 

 with fat, and a largish goitre-like deposit of fat 

 occupies the lower part of the throat. The ears 

 are of the pendent type characteristic of the present 

 group, and about equal in length to half the head. 

 The rams alone carry horns, which are very small, 

 crescentic in shape, and almost smooth, except near 

 the base. Although not shown in Hamilton Smith's 

 figure, tags are stated to be present on the throat, 

 which carries a heavy dewlap, extending downwards 

 to the chest. The unusually long and rather slender 

 tail, which reaches at least to the fetlocks, is covered 

 throughout the greater part of its length with short, 

 smooth-lying hairs, but carries somewhat longer 

 ones near the tip. Similar short hairs clothe the 

 head, ears, and shanks, but the remainder of the 

 skin is covered with a rather longer and looser 

 glistening coat, which attains its maximum develop- 

 ment on the neck. The neck, back, and flanks, 

 together with the ears and the upper surface of the 



