5 § 2 The Hiflory of ANIMALS, 
vities have no communication with the eyes; the fmell of the fecreted matter is of a 
middle kind, between that of mufk and caftor, but the latter is prevalent. 
The neck is fhort and thick 5 the body is thick, and the belly often hangs down a 
little: the tail is fhort, and the legs are robuft, but not long. 
T he colour of the whole animal is a deep grey ; it is almoft black on the back, paler 
at the fides, and whitifh at the belly: the hoofs are black, as are alfo the bottoms' of 
the legs. Ray has defcribed this fpecies under the name of Capra fylveftris Africans 
Gremmii. 
Capra auribus pendulis longifftmis . 
The Capra , with very long , pendulous ears . 
This is of the fize of the common goat, and greatly refembles it in form : the head 
is oblong, fmall, and obtufe, though {lender at the fnout: the noftrils are wide 5 the 
ears are remarkably large 5 they are not only very long, but very broad, and do not 
ftand ered, but are pendulous, in the manner of thofe of our hounds: the eyes are 
large and prominent; the horns are fhort, and have but one intortion 5 they are of a 
deep black, and fharp at the points: the body is thick and fhort; the legs are robuft, 
and not long: the colour is a reddifh-tawny, not unlike that of the fox. ° 
The creature is a native of Syria, but it is fometimes brought over alive to us, and 
fhewn among other beafts as a curiofity. Gefner firft defcribed it. He calls it Capra 
Mambrina five Syriaca j Ray continues the fame name. r 
ovis. 
T H E horns of the Ovis are hollow, bent backward, twifted, and rugofe : the 
fore-teeth are eight j the hinder ones are narrower than the others, there are no 
canine teeth. 
Ovis cornubus compreffts lunatis . 
The Ovisy with comprejfed and lunated horns, 
The common ftieep is an animal more remarkable for it’s ufe than beauty, though, 
when perfectly clean, it is not without it’s fhare of comelinefs : the head is fmall, ob¬ 
long, and narrow at the fnout; the eyes are large and prominent 5 the ears are patu¬ 
lous, and the horns of a twifted figure turning backwards, and they are not rounded 
but fiat, and annulated on the furface: the face is covered only with a fhort kind of 
hair, as are alfo the legs, which are rather long than robuft, but the whole body be- 
fide is covered with a thick and deep wool, curled and twifted, and obfcuring the 
fliape of the body, and making it feem much thicker and clumfier than it really is. 
The tail is fhort with us, in comparifon of that extent to which it grows in 
fome parts of Arabia, where it fpreads into a vaft breadth as well as length, and trails 
after the animal. Some have diftinguifhed the fheep under this variety, by the name 
of Ovis laticauda, as if a fpecies different from the common kind j but this is an error, 
for the difference is no more than a variety. 
Ovis cornubus ereElis Jpiralibus, 
The Ovisy with ereB and fpiral horns . 
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This is of the bignefs of the common ftieep, and refembles it in form : the head is 
oblong, broad at the top, and very fmall at the nofe j the eyes are large and promi¬ 
nent ; the ears are patulous; the horns are not at all like thofe of our fheep ; they are 
fhort, eredft, and ftraight, large at the bafe, very fharp at the point, and elegantly 
cochieated 
