MOUFLON
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V11,
Page 351
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
MOUFLON
.—Size 30X15 in
.
Is a sheep found in Russia and Corsica and now very little in demand, and but few are imported into Great Britain
.
Many Mongolian goats with the long hairs pulled out are sold as mouflon
.
Value 4s. to Ios
.
6d
.
MusK-Ox.—Size 6X3 ft
.
These animals have a dense coat of fine, long See also: - BROWN
- BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
- BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
- BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
- BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
- BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
- BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
- BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
- BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
- BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
- BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
- BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
- BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
- BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
- BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
- BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
- BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
- BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
- BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
- BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
- BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
- BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
- BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)
brown wool, with very long dark brown hair on the head, flanks and tail, and, in the centre, a peculiar pale oval marking
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There is no other fur that is so thick, and it is eminently suitable for sleighing rugs, for which purpose it is highly prized in Canada
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The musk-ox inhabits the north part of Greenland and part of Canada, but in very limited numbers
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Value Ios. to 130s
.
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