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THE OVIS NAYAUR OF NEPAL. 



young Nayaur now spoken of was taken in midwinter and died immediately, his coat 

 must exhibit the full winter raiment of the species. The hair is about two inches long, 

 and so thickly set on as to stand erect from the skin, in its ascent from which the hair is 

 accompanied about half way by a spare-fleece of fine wool. A larger quantity of the same 

 material lies closely applied to the skin : but the whole quantity of the wool is much less 

 than that of the hair. The hoi*ns, though small, have exactly the form already described 

 and figured, and justly referred to the male Nayaur, as I have now satisfactorily ascer- 

 tained. 



