332 MAMMALIA. PECORA. Sheep. 



brought from that ifland by the famous Paoli, differed from the above in colour, having a large white 

 fpot on the front of the neck, and being black on the fhoulders. In Corfica this animal is named 

 Mufro. It is probable that the Argali once inhabited Britain, as Boethius mentions Sheep in St Kilda 

 larger than a He-goat, with horns as big as thofe of an Ox. 



734 4. Pudu.— 4. Ovis Pudu, 4. 



Kas round, fmooth, divergent horns. 



Capra Pudu. Molina, hift. nat. Chil. 273. 



Inhabits the Cordelieras in South America. — This animal is about the fize of a half year old kid, 

 and lives in flocks on the mountains, from whence it defcends into the fouthern plains of Chili when 

 the hills are covered with fhow; at that feafon it is eafily caught, and very readily becomes tame; it 

 refembles a Goat in appearance, but the horns are fmall, and are turned round outwards like thofe 

 of Sheep, and it has no beard; the female has no horns ; the general colour is dufky. This is the 

 only animal of the genus which feems indigenous to America, though even this inftance is uncertain; 

 for neither is the animal fully known to naturalifts, nor are we completely affured that it may not "be 

 the progeny of Sheep originally .tranfported thither from the Old World. 



XL. O X.— 39. B S. 32. 



Has hollow perfiftent horns, which are fmooth, and bent out- 

 wards and forwards in a femilunar form. There are eight 

 cutting teeth in the lower jaw, none in the upper, and no 

 t-uik-s. 



The animals of this genus are extremely ufeful to mankind, ferving as beafts of draught and bur- 

 then, and furnifhing .excellent beef, milk, cheefe, butter, curds, and whey, as food ; their fkins make 

 excellent leather for many purpofes ; the fat is-ufed for making foap and candles ; the horns are 

 made into a variety of ufeful utenfils ; even the hoofs, bones, and hair, are converted to life. They 

 principally delight in flat paftures, avoiding woods and fteep hills; they fight by pufhing with their 

 horns; the voice is named /owing, and bdlotving : The ■ male is called Bull, when emafculated Ox.; 

 the female CoWj when fpayed Heifer; the young Calf; and, like the Sheep, it has various appella- 

 tions for different ages and circumftances,. as Steir.,-Stot, Runt, Keillie, Stirk, Seg, and many others,, 

 which .vary in different diftricls. In the -fame manner as with the two former genera, .it is difficult 

 to arrange this genus with propriety, the proper limits between fpecies and variety admitting of.con- 

 fiderable doubt. 



i. Common Ox.— -i. Bos Taurus. I. 

 Has round horns, which are curved outwards; and a pendent dewlap. Faun. Suec. 46. 



Inhabits ftlmoft every part of the world, either in a wild or domefticated ftate. — This fpecies is 

 fubjeift to great variety in form, colour, and figure of the horns ; the following fubdivifion and enu- 

 meration of the varieties, is.rcgulatedd^y that of Dr Gmelin, with fome flight alterations -on the au~ 



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