THE GUN AT HOME AND ABROAD 
Colour, greyish brown, darkest on the back; under parts, inner sides of 
legs, upper throat and patch on rump and round base of tail, white; 
somewhat lighter in colour in winter; length, 4 feet 6 inches; height at 
shoulder, 3 feet 4 inches; length round curve of horn seldom exceeding 
40 inches and reaching 44| inches, and from 14 to 17 inches round the base. 
2. Audubon’s Sheep, Ovis canadensis auduboni (Merriam). 
Range: The “ bad-lands,” Western South Dakota and Eastern Wyoming. 
Said to possess slightly different cranial characters from the typical race. 
3. Nelson’s Sheep, Ovis canadensis nelsoni (Merriam). 
Range: Grapevine Mountains, between California and Nevada. 
Similar to the above but much paler. 
4. Mexican Sheep, Ovis canadensis mexicanus (Merriam). 
Range: North-Western Mexico and probably Southern New Mexico. 
Intermediate in colour between the mountain and Nelson’s sheep, but 
with ears longer than the first named. 
5. Dali’s Sheep, Ovis canadensis dalli (Nelson). 
Range: Alaskan Mountains north of 60° to the Arctic coast and as far 
east as the west side of the Mackenzie. 
White or yellowish -white at all seasons. 
6. Fannin’s Sheep, Ovis canadensis fannini (Hornaday). 
Very close to Dali’s sheep and blending into that race. Shoulders, back 
and upper parts of legs, grey. 
Range: From Central to South Alaska as far as Atlin. 
7. Stone’s Sheep, Ovis canadensis stonei (Allen). 
Range: Peace and Liard River Mountains, Cassiar north to Atlin, 
Alaska, south into British Columbia, where it merges into the black 
sheep. 
Much darker than the typical race, but often with whitish or pale grey 
head and neck. Horns more slender and pointed at the tips. 
8. The Black Sheep, Ovis canadensis niger. 
Range: Mountains at the head of the Skeena River. 
Very dark brown or nearly smoky black all over, with small rump disc. 
The darkest of all local races. Only one or two specimens of this race 
have been killed. 
9. The Samilkameen Sheep, Ovis canadensis samilkameenensis (sub-spec, 
nov.). 
Range: The Samilkameen Mountains of British Columbia. The smallest 
of all American local races, and now extinct. 
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