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and the hoofs are of a jet black, high, broad, and 

 with deep grooves in the soles. 



Remarks. Like the Goat, the facial line is nearly 

 straight in the C. montana, this line being more 

 or less arched in the Sheep and Antelope. Like 

 the Goat, the C. montana is furnished with a long 

 beard ; the Sheep and the Antelopes being desti- 

 tute of this appendage. 



In the form and size of the hoofs ; in the direc- 

 tion of the tail ; in the form of the snout ; in the 

 strength and proportion of the limbs in particular, 

 and of the body in general, our animal resembles 

 the Goat, and is unlike the Sheep and Antelopes ; 

 the latter animals have, furthermore, never been 

 known to possess a covering consisting of fine 

 long hair, and wool of exceedingly delicate tex- 

 ture, whilst, in this respect, our animal bears a 

 striking analogy to the Cashmere Goat. Though 

 the horns are at best uncertain characters, vary- 

 ing as thej^ do in form, in similar species, yet 

 even in this respect, our animal offers stronger 

 analogy to the Goat than to the nearest allied 

 eongenera. 



The horns of the young male Goat are very 

 similar to those of the Capra montana. 



Habit and Country. For the following informa- 

 iion concprning this highly interesting animal, we 

 are under many obligations to Major S. H. Long, 

 being chiefly the copy of a letter addressed by 

 him to the Philadelphia Agricultural Society. 



