. Arctic zoology [microform]. Mammals; Mammifères. 12 H E S II E E P. ////?. ,%uad. Genus III. A R G A L I: Wild Sheep, Hiji. S^uad. N" ii. H. p. ^i.^Smt/lU, vi. Lev. Mvs. TKE Sheep, in its wild ftate, inhabits the north-eaft: of y^rf, beyond lake Baikaly between the Onon and Jrgun, to the height of latitude 60, on the eaft of the Lena, and from thence to Kamtfchatka, and perhaps the Kurili iflands. \ dare not pronounce that they extend to the continent of America -, yet I have received from Dodlor Pallas a fringe of very fine twilled wool, which had or- namented a drefs from th
. Arctic zoology [microform]. Mammals; Mammifères. 12 H E S II E E P. ////?. ,%uad. Genus III. A R G A L I: Wild Sheep, Hiji. S^uad. N" ii. H. p. ^i.^Smt/lU, vi. Lev. Mvs. TKE Sheep, in its wild ftate, inhabits the north-eaft: of y^rf, beyond lake Baikaly between the Onon and Jrgun, to the height of latitude 60, on the eaft of the Lena, and from thence to Kamtfchatka, and perhaps the Kurili iflands. \ dare not pronounce that they extend to the continent of America -, yet I have received from Dodlor Pallas a fringe of very fine twilled wool, which had or- namented a drefs from the ifle o( Kacijak; ami I have myfelf another piece from the habit of the Americans in latitude 50. I'he firft was of a fnowy whitenefs, and of unparalleled finencfs; the other as fine, but of a pale brown color: the firft appeared to be the wool which grows intermixed with the hairs of the Argali; the lad, that which is found beneath thofe of the Mufl< Ox. Each of thefe animals may exift on that fide of the continent, notwithftanding they might have not fallen within the reach of the navigators in their fhort ftay off the coaft. Certain quadrupeds of this genus were oblerved in California by the mifTionaries in 1697 ; one as large as a Calf of one or two years old, with a head like a Stag, and horns like a Ram : the tail and hair fpeckled, and fhorter than a Stag's. A fecond kind was larger, and varied in color j fome being white, others blacky and furnifhed with. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. London : Printed by Henry Hughes
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