Marco Polo's Sheep 



19. 



much more than a single complete circle. Frequently, although by no 

 means invariably, the wrinkles on the outer lateral surface of the base of 

 the horns are but slightly developed. 



In the summer pelage the face of the male is pure white, and there is 

 much white on the under-parts and Hanks ; winter pelage of same practi- 

 cally indistinguishable from that of the Thian Shan race. Females in 

 summer uniformly dark blackish-brown above, without a distinct median 

 dorsal stripe, and still more white on the flanks and thighs. 



Ot this race the British Museum has a mounted male and female in 



Fig. 38. — Marco Polo's Sheep Head. 



the summer dress ; while the winter garb is well shown in Severtzoff's 

 plate in the Trans. Soc. Moscoii for 1873. 



The following are some of the largest horn-measurements given by 

 Mr. Rowland Ward ; the fifth in the list being an additional specimen, 

 now in the collection of Sir E. G. Loder : — 



Length along 

 Front Curve. 



75 

 73 

 71 



Circumference. 



16 

 15 



i5i 

 i5i 



Tip to Tip. 



54 



48 

 56 



2 c 



