Oveae (Sheep)
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A short natural-history encyclopedia entry on the Oveae, the sub-tribe of the Bovidae that includes domestic sheep and their wild relatives. It gives Dr. J. E. Gray's classification of the genera (Ovis, Caprovis, Pseudois, Ammotragus) and lists 33 varieties of the common sheep from the British Museum Catalogue, including Merino, Southdown, Shetland and fat-tailed breeds. It then describes wild species such as the mouflon, aoudad (Kebsch), bighorn and argali, with engravings of the mouflon, Kebsch, fat-tailed sheep and argali.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1867
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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