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Definition of Ovis montana dalli
1. Noun. Large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska.
Group relationships: Genus Ovis, Ovis
Generic synonyms: Wild Sheep
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovis Montana Dalli
Literary usage of Ovis montana dalli
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by New York Zoological Society, Tennyson Society (1901)
"Described by EW Nelson, in the Proceedings of the National Museum, V1L, 1884,
page 12, as Ovis montana dalli. Type locality.—Tanana Hills, Alaska, 100 miles ..."
2. 1795-1895. One Hundred Years of American Commerce ...: A History of American by Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1895)
"A subspecies of these animals is found in Alaska—the Ovis montana dalli.
Spanish sheep were introduced into California in 1773, under the care of the ..."
3. The Wilderness of the Upper Yukon: A Hunter's Explorations for Wild Sheep in by Charles Sheldon (1911)
"12, 13, 1884 A New Geographical Race of the Mountain Sheep (Ovis montana dalli,
var. nov.). From Alaska. By EW Nelson This form can be recognized at once by ..."
4. Special Report on the History and Present Condition of the Sheep Industry of by United States Bureau of Animal Industry, D. E. Salmon, Ezra Ayers Carman, Hubert A. Heath, John Minto (1892)
"A subspecies of the Ovis montana is found in Alaska, and has been named Ovis
montana Dalli, or the Northern mountain sheep, sometime* called Ball's mountain ..."
5. Explorations in the Far North: Being the Report of an Expedition Under the by Frank Russell (1898)
"Ovis montana dalli (Nels.).* ALASKA MOUNTAIN SHEEP.* The specimen of this rare
animal, secured by Mr. Russell through the kindness of Capt. ..."
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