though broad, are; not nearly' so long as tke 
others. > 
*' The Fat^Rumped Sheep, or Ovis Aries 
Steatopyga,'* he remarks, " has two^ large-, 
naked, hemispherical prominences, on the 
buttocks, and no tail, with pendant eai-s. TMs 
singular, breed is common among the Tartars, 
from the Volga to the Irtish, and to the 
Altaic mountains. They have curled horns, 
like the Common Sheep; pendulous ears; 
arched noses ; and wattles on the neck. The 
wool is long, and coarse : the head is black ; 
and the ears are white, edged with black. 
Theyi grow to a large size, sometimes weigh- 
i^ig two hundred pounds: and are usually 
■white; but, sometimes, black, reddish, or 
spotted. The great pr<:)minenc€s on the but- 
tocks are entirely composed of fat. 
" These two kinds of Sheep," adds Mr. 
Kerr, tiic Broad-Tailed and Fat-Rum ped 
varieties, are not distinguished by Dr. Gmeiln, 
in hise^iciGii of the Systema Nalurje; though- 
rhey ?.re, evidenily, as widely diiferent, at 
least, as some of the oilier varieties. He says, 
that in general .tkey are wdiltt^ ; sometimes black, 
brown, 
