. Historical view of the progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America [microform] : from the earliest period to the present time. Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 348 NATURAL Passing over the prong-hcmed antelope {A. furcifcr, Smith), an u /riahitant of the plains of the Missouri and Sas- katchawan, lemarkahle for its extreme swiftness, we shall devote a few pages to the natural history of the wild sheep and goat of the Hocky Mountains, two of the most re- markable and important of the native quadrupeds
. Historical view of the progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America [microform] : from the earliest period to the present time. Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 348 NATURAL Passing over the prong-hcmed antelope {A. furcifcr, Smith), an u /riahitant of the plains of the Missouri and Sas- katchawan, lemarkahle for its extreme swiftness, we shall devote a few pages to the natural history of the wild sheep and goat of the Hocky Mountains, two of the most re- markable and important of the native quadrupeds of Ncith America. See the annexed Plate. The Rocky Mountain sheep {Ovis montana, Desm. cItkI Rich.) inhabits the range from which it derives^ its name, from its northern termination, or at least from latitude 68°, to the fortieth degree of north latitude. It also dwells among many of the elevated aud craggy ridges which intersect the country lying to the ivest«"ard, be- tween the principal Tanj?;e and tht shores of tlie Pacif3 „ 1—:_ 1 — iV , . >rO' gress of winter, the tints become 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 Tytler, Patrick Fraser, 1791-1849; Wilson, James, 1795-1856. Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd; London : Simpkin & Marshall
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