semble those of the common ram, and those of the: 
female are said to he much smaller than those of the 
male. The general colour is a pale ferruginous 
brown, similar to that of many of the Deer tribe: 
the cheeks are of a darker cast than the other parts, 
and the muzzle and rump are white : the tail is very 
short. The general habits of the animal are said to 
resemble those of the Ibex, frequenting chiefly the 
highest and most inaccessible parts of the mountai¬ 
nous regions, occasionally skipping from rock to 
rock with incredible swiftness. It is generally ob¬ 
served in small flocks of twenty or thirty together, 
and is known to the Canadians by the name of 
Mountain Sheep. The young are considered as the 
most delicate meat which that extensive country 
can afford. A very fine specimen of this rare qua¬ 
druped may be seen in the British Museum. 
