r 9 2 qUADRUPEDES. 
from Angora to Smyrna : he was fent thither by 
Mr. Alftroemer, for this purpofe. This is the 
handfomeft creature of the kind I ever met with, 
and differs from the common Goat, in having longer 
hair, a fhorter body, lhorter legs, broader and flatter 
fides, and lefs and flraiter horns. I fliould almon 
conclude it to be a diftinct fpecies ; and the rather, 
as it continues its breed without degenerating. 
13. Ovis Aries 0 . The Sheep, 
I have obferved a cruft growing on the teeth of 
the Sheep in Egypt, which hath entirely the ap' 
pearance of a Pyrites. It appears chiefly at the 
time when they feed on grafs, which is fcarcely an J 
thing but Lucern. I have heard that this is all 0 
epmmon to the Sheep of Antiliban. 
° Lin. Syft. Nat. P. 70. N. 1. 
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