SHANGHAI fowls.
SHANGHAI sheep, their fecundity.
SHEEP, disputed origin of. -early domestication of. -large-tailed. -variations in horns, mammae, and other characters of. -sexual characters of, induced by domestication. -adaptation of, to climate and pasture. -periods of gestation of. -effect of heat on the fleece of. -effect of selection on. -"ancon" or "otter" breeds of. -"Mauchamp-merino." -cross of German and merino. -black, of the Tarentino. -Karakool. -Jaffna, with callosities on the knees. -Chinese. -Danish, of the Bronze period. -polydactylism in. -occasional production of horns in hornless breeds of. -reversion of colour in. -influence of male, on offspring. -sexual differences in. -influence of crossing or segregation on. -interbreeding of. -effect of nourishment on the fertility of. -value of, crossbred. -diminished fertility of, under certain conditions. -unconscious selection of. -natural selection in breeds of. -reduction of bones in. -individual differences of. -local changes in the fleece of, in England. -partial degeneration of, in Australia. -correlation of horns and fleece in. -feeding on flesh. -acclimatisation of. -mountain, resistance of, to severe weather. -white, poisoned by Hypericum crispum.
SHEEP dogs, resembling wolves. -mutilated tail inherited.
SHELLS, sinistral and dextral.
SHIRLEY, E.P., on the fallow-deer.
SHIRREFF Mr., new varieties of wheat. -on crossing wheat. -variability of wheat. -continuous variation of wheat.
SHORT, D., hybrids of the domestic cat and Felis ornata.
SIAM, cats of. -horses of.
SIBERIA, northern range of wild horses in.