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CJiaractcrs. — Size large, the height at the shoulder reaching to about 

 3 feet 2 inches. Ears very small, abruptly truncated, and very thickly 

 haired ; no distinct mane on the nape ot the neck ; hair much longer and 

 finer than in either ol' the foregoing races ; and the white caudal disk 

 unusually small and not extending on to the upper surface ot the hind- 



Fk;. 4.2. — Skull and horns ot Kaniscluukan Bighorn. (Rowland Ward, Rtcoriis of Big Game.) 



quarters. Skull very short and broad, with the orbits much more prominent 

 than in the Rocky Mountain race, and the pits below them almost obsolete. 

 Horns ot adult male generally similar to those of the Liard river and 

 Alaskan races, being slender, very smooth, with a distinct keel on the 

 front outer angle, and the spiral comparatively open, so that the tips, 

 which are generally sharp and entire, are directed largely outwards. 

 General colour of upper-parts (both in summer and autumn) grizzled 

 grayish-brown, becoming more distinctly gray on the head and neck than 

 elsewhere ; an ill-dehned patch on the forehead below the eyes, and the 

 front of the legs rich uniform dark brown, as is the very broad stripe 



