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a fmall line, caufed by the elevation of the feptum 
narium • the nodrils tubular and large: the upper 
lip hangs over the under: the nofe is formed of a 
mufcular fubdance mixed with fat: the cutting teeth 
are placed fo loofe in their Lockets as to move with 
the left touch. The male is covered with rough 
hair like the he goat, and has a very ftrong fmell. 
The female is fmoother : the hair on the bottom of 
the fides and the throat is long, and refembles wool: 
that on the Tides of the head and neck is hoary : the 
back and fides of a dirty white ; the bread, belly 
and infide of the thighs, of a fliining white. The 
females hornlefs and timid: if attacked by wolves or 
dogs, the males place them in a circle, and Hand 
round them, with their heads towards the enemy, 
and will defend them ftoutly: bleat like Iheep : 
their common pace a trot: when they go fader it 
is by leaps : are lwifter than roebucks : feed by 
lifting up the upper mandible and going backward. 
The fkin is foft, and excellent for gloves, belts, &c. 
Their bed feafon is September: at other times, the 
ikins are penetrated by worms. The fat refembles 
that of mutton *, in tade, like that of a buck: 
the head is reckoned the mod delicate part. 
Found between the Nanais and Borifthenes , and as 
far as Aftrachan , in flocks of 6 or jo,ooo *, and 
feem to be the fame with thofe called by Le Brim % 
wild Sheep or Ablavos , which are met with among 
the Burattes , near lake Baikal , in herds of thou- 
fands. The young are eafily tamed, and will 
readily return to their mader, tho 5 turned out on 
the Step> or defert ** # 
* Le Erun’s Trav. I. 115. 
* m RiUkhiff orenb . Topogr. I. 288, 
Le 
