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and bluntly pointed. In winter a thick mane of long hairs on the crown of 

 the head and nape of neck. At this season the face and sides of the head 

 dirtv white, forming a marked contrast with the dark of the upper-parts of 

 the body ; the mane grayish-brown ; hair of rest ot neck mingled gray and 



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V]c;. 41. — I.iard River Bighorn. From the tvpe male in the British Museum. 



bnnvn, gradually passing into the dark brown ot the body ; no distinct 

 dorsal streak ; caudal disk very large and pure white, with a narrow dark 

 line crossing it to join the dark tail ; a darker streak on the flanks, below 

 which the under-parts are pure white and sharply defined from the dark 

 area ; front and part of sides of legs very dark blackish-brown, and the 

 remainder white. 



