Historical and nomenclatorial notes on North American sheep. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 31, article 1.
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1912
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New York : Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History
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29 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Discovery of wild sheep in Canada in 1800 by Duncan McGillivray -- McGillivray's account of the species and Savage's drawing of the original specimen -- Geoffroy's 'Belier de montagne' -- Ovis cervina Desmarest -- Ovis canadensis Shaw -- Ovis montana Cuvier, and revival of the names Ovis cervina and Ovis canadensis to replace Ovis montana -- Collation of Shaw and Nodder's 'Naturalist's miscellany' -- Other early references to the Rocky Mountain sheep of North America -- The taye of "California" -- Ovis californianus Douglas -- The northern group of mountain sheep -- Synonymic list of North American sheep, with their type localities and ranges.
Includes bibliographical references.
Discovery of wild sheep in Canada in 1800 by Duncan McGillivray -- McGillivray's account of the species and Savage's drawing of the original specimen -- Geoffroy's 'Belier de montagne' -- Ovis cervina Desmarest -- Ovis canadensis Shaw -- Ovis montana Cuvier, and revival of the names Ovis cervina and Ovis canadensis to replace Ovis montana -- Collation of Shaw and Nodder's 'Naturalist's miscellany' -- Other early references to the Rocky Mountain sheep of North America -- The taye of "California" -- Ovis californianus Douglas -- The northern group of mountain sheep -- Synonymic list of North American sheep, with their type localities and ranges.
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