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;THE AMERIC AN ARGALI, OR ROCKY MOUN- 
TAIN SHEEP. 
Ovis montana . — Desmarbst. 
PLATE XIII. 
Big-Horn, Lewis and Clark .' — The Argali, Cook — ^MouSon 
d’Amerique, Desmaresl . — Ovis montana. Rocky Moun- 
tain Sheep, Richards, Faun. Bor. Americana. 
To the numerous travellers who have attempted 
to explore the northern parts of America, this ani- 
mal seems to have been reported (and is sometimes 
mentioned by themselves), under the denomination 
of sheep, goats, and deer; and no description bearing 
any stamp of authenticity appears to have been made 
public, until the appearance of a paper in America 
by Mr Macgillivray, which attracted the attention of 
the naturalists of Europe ; and the same specimen 
which furnished that description being sent to M. 
Geoffrey, a figure appeared in the Annales du Mu- 
seum. During the late journeys of Mr Drummond 
and Dr Richardson, many specimens have been both 
seen and shot, and sent to the collections in Britain ; 
and the Fauna Boreali-Americana of Dr Richardson 
contains the latest and best figure and description, 
