5 2 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The Black- Faced RAM. 



The north- weft part of Yorkfhire, with all that moun- 

 tainous' tract of country running towards Lancafbire 

 fouthward, and to Fort William northward, is occupied 

 by a hardy, black-faced, wild-looking tribe, generally 

 called fiort Sheep, which differ from our other breeds 

 not only in the darknefs of their complexions and horns, 

 but principally in the coarfe fhaggy wool which they 

 produce. Their eyes have a very {harp and wild caft. 

 They run with great agility, and feem quite 1 adapted to 

 the heathy mountains they inhabit. Their flefh is pe- 

 culiarly fine and high-flavoured. The three great fairs 

 for thefe Sheep (where amazing numbers of them are 

 fold every year) are, Stagfhawbank in Northumberland, 



Brough in Weftmorland, and Linton in Scotland. - 



There is likewife a breed of. Sheep inhabiting the fame 

 country as the former; but peculiarly diftinguifhed from 

 them by long, thin bodies, white legs, white faces, and 

 by having no horns. Their wool is fine, and thickly 

 planted. 



