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6 Sheep 



appears to me that it would be desirable to include both groups in a single 

 genus. Without proceeding to this extreme course, the difficulties of the 

 case may be fairly met by regarding the bharal as the representative of a 

 separate sub-generic group of Ov/s, leading on from the caprovine group in 

 the direction ot the goats. 



On this difficult point Mr. Blanford writes as follows : — " This animal 

 in structure is quite as much allied to Capra as to Ov/s, and is referred to 

 the latter genus mainly because it resembles sheep rather than goats in 

 general appearance, and hence has been generally classed with the former. 

 Hodgson distinguished it as PsciiJois, and there is much to be said in tavour 

 of the distinction, but the sheep and goats are so nearly allied that an inter- 

 mediate generic form can scarcely be admitted." The following are some 

 of the largest measurements of the horns of this species recorded by Mr. 

 Rowland Ward : — 



Length along Basal 



Front Curve-. Circumference. ^ 'P '" ^ '?• 





32 



34 I3i 22i 



30S I2I 2 1^ 



304 II 1 5 -> 



292 ii| 25.i 



2 8i .? .? 



28.1 12I 26i 



28 I I 20| 



27I iqI 10 



27^ II 2li 

 27 



? ? 



27 II.\ 28 



26f 11.^ 23 



26^ 10.', 20 



261 I if 23 



26J 12 21J 



26J 10^ 22 



26 12 20|^ 



25I I2i 313 



