THE MUSMON. .

the tail short, and bare on the inside; the
legs are pretty long, and the hoofs short.
The color of the body is a yellow-chestnut ;
the head ash-grey, whitish on the muzzle
and about the eyes; the belly, inside of
the thighs, and tip of the tail, is white:
the fleece owes its tints to the long hair,
which exceeds the wool. They wander
in flocks of about a hundred, led by some
old courageous male. Their habits are
like those of our own sheep, docile and
gentle, though sometimes a churlish old
ram will butt down a child, a woman, or
a man, who may happen to stand in his
road, when the fit is upon him.