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VEETEBRATA. 
THE GOITRED SHEEP, 
In addition to these, there are still other breeds. The Fezzan Sheep^ sometimes called the 
Long-legged Sheep, the Morvan of Buffon, is of very large size, and is common in Algorik and 
the vicinity. It has been introduced into Europe and crossed with other breeds. The Black- 
headed Sheep^ is without horns, and is found in Abyssinia. The following peculiar kinds are in- 
cluded in the Catalogue of the British Museum : the Barwcll Sheep, of Nepaul ; the Hooniah 
or Black-faced Sheep, of Thibet and Nepaul ; the Kago or Tame Sheep, of Cabul, a native of 
Nepaul; the Curumhar Sheep, of Mysore; the Ga.rar, of India, the Pachia or Hindoo Bum- 
ha ; the Deccan Sheep, the West India Sheep, the Brazilian Sheep, the Demerara Sheep, the 
South American Sheep, the Smooth-haired Sheep, the Guinea Sheep, the St. Helena Sheep, the 
Morocco Sheep, the Congo Sheep, the Jaxulus, the Long-tailed Sheep of Russia and the Short- 
tailed Sheep of the same country ; and the Tartar Sheep, which is said to eat bones like a dog ! 
Such are some of the curiosities to be found among the almost numberless breeds of domestic 
sheep. They display a singular capacity, and indeed aptitude, in the race, for the production of 
varieties suited to the climate and circumstances in which they live — varieties in form, color, size, 
temper, and all the qualities which render them useful to man. There is, however, a principle in 
the nature of sheep, equally governing the ox, horse, and other races of domestic animals, of the 
greatest importance in breeding them, and that is, that like produces like. It is by the skillful 
application of this rule that intelligent breeders of sheep have been able, in England, France, 
Germany, and the United States, to produce new varieties almost at will, and suited to the wants 
of the community. It is by this means that nearly all the renowned English breeds have been 
brought into existence, thus greatly enlarging the circle of benefits bestowed on mankind by this 
simple and somewhat stupid animal — the sheep. 
