It  is  mentioned  by  Lord  Kames-f,  that  the  ewe,
several  weeks  before  yeaning,  selects  some  sheltered
spot  where  she  may  drop  her  lamb  with  the  most
comfort  and  security;  and  Mr.  Hogg,  in  the  volume
just  referred  to,  gives  an  instance  in  which  a  ewe
travelled  over  a  great  distance  to  the  spot  where  she
had  been  accustomed  to  drop  her  lambs ;  but  what
was  still  more  remarkable,  a  ewe,  the  offspring  of
this  ewe,  though  removed  to  a  distance  when  a  few
days  old,  returned  to  the  same  spot  to  drop  her  first
lamb  J.
It  is  a  very  curious  and  remarkable  circumstance,
that  many  species  which  are  solitary  at  one  period  of
the  year,  are  gregarious  at  another  ;  and  though  it  is
possible  to  account  for  this  in  some  instances,  it  be-
comes not  a  little  difficult  in  others.  It  is  obvious,
*  J.  R.  f  Gentleman  Farmer,  p.  15.
J  Shepherd's  Calendar,  Chapter  ou  Sheep.
