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tail, are bright reddish brown, in sharp contrast to 

 which is the white of the head, throat, under-parts, 

 legs, and lower side of the tail. 



So far as is known, goitred sheep are restricted 

 to the West African province of Angola, where 

 they are kept in large flocks for the sake of their 

 flesh, milk, and hides, and are known to the natives 

 by the name of zunu. Fitzinger states that some 

 time prior to i860 a small number of these sheep 

 were introduced into Persia, where they were crossed 

 with the native breeds. 



Under the name of the maned Fezzan sheep 

 Dr. Fitzinger ^ described a breed which he believed 

 to be the product of crossing the long-legged Fezzan 

 with the under-mentioned maned sheep. A native 

 not only of Fezzan, but of Nubia and Sennar, this 

 sheep is described as being somewhat inferior in 

 size to the Fezzan sheep, but not so small as the 

 maned sheep. The head resembles that of the 

 former, although with a less prominently Roman 

 nose ; and the horns of the rams are of moderate 

 size and form, without rising above the level of 

 the head, a well-marked spiral directed downwards, 

 forwards, outwards, and backwards, with a distinct 

 downward trend at the tips. The limbs are of 

 medium length, and the tail very similar to that of 

 the long-legged Fezzan breed. A distinctive feature 

 of the coat is the presence on the withers of a 



' op. cit., p. 222. 



