HORNLESS SHEEP. 391 



are found in many of the Tartarian deserts, from 

 the Volga to the Irtis and the Altaic chain of 

 mountains. They exhibit more or less of the ap- 

 pearance just described, according* to the nature 

 of their pasture, but are observed to flourish most 

 in such as are of a saline nature. 



SPANISH SHEEP. 



The principal distinction of the Spanish Sheep 

 5s the fineness of the fleece, and the horizontally 

 extended spire of the horns, which, of course, ap- 

 pear widei* than in other sl>eep. 



HORNLESS sheep. 

 Ovis Anglica. Lin, Syst, Nat. p, 97. 



Breeds of Hornless Sheep are raised in many 

 parts of England and some other parts of Europe. 



Other varieties of Sheep might be mentioned;, 

 but it would be tedious, as well as useless, to par- 

 ticularize the slighter variations which occasion- 

 ally take place in an animal so much affected by 

 climate and manner of life. 



