CAPRINJE 137 



92. 3. 16. 2. Skull, witli horns, and skin. AVestern 

 Caucasus. Same hutorij, 



2. 6. 15. 1. Skull, with horns, and skin. Western 

 Caucasus. Same donor, 1902. 



92. 1. 1. 2. Skull, with horns, and skin, immature. 

 Sources of Malka Eiver, Central Caucasus. 



By exchange with St. Fctcrsburg 3fnse2f/m, 1892. 



92. 1. 1. o. Skull, with horns, and skin, female. Same 

 locality. Same history, 



B.— Capra severtzowi dinniki. 



Capra dimiiki, Satunin, Atiat. Anz. vol. xxix, p. 344, 1905, Mitt. 

 Kaul-as. Mus. vol. ii, p. 82, 1905; Dinnil-, Zool. Beob. vol. xlix, 

 p. 356, 1908 ; Basevig, Semja ocliotn. 1909, p. 39. 



Capra caucasica dinniki, LydeJcJcer, Field, vol. cxiii, p. 376, 1909 ; 

 Ward, Records of Big Gume, ed. 6, p. 384, 1910. 



Typical locality the main chain of the Xorth-western 

 Caucasus ; also occurring on the upper courses of the Belaya 

 and Laba; Mount Shungus forming the north-western 

 extremity of the distributional area of this race as well as of 

 the species. 



Height a little inferior to C. s. severtzoiri. Horns shorter 

 and thicker, with moi'e pronounced knots on front surface, 

 and thus more ibex-like. Beard rather longer. According 

 to Dinnik, the general colour in summer is greyish or 

 yellowish brown, lighter on flanks and back, darker on 

 crown of head, with the hair long and wavy on forehead, 

 and dirty white on the under-parts ; the legs very dark 

 brown. A brown spot on the chin in front of beard, as in 

 C. caucasica cylindricornis. In winter the colour is darker, 

 varying from greyish to yellowish or rufous brown with a 

 dark dorsal stripe. Good horns measure from 30 to 34 J 

 inches along front curve, with a girth of from llj^ to 12;^ 

 inches, and a tip-to- tip interval of from 16 J to 25 J inches. 



86. 9. 20. 1. Skin, in winter coat, mounted. Near Mount 

 Elbruz ; collected by P. A. Hoist, Escp Purchased, 1886. 



86. 9. 20. 2. Skin, immature, in winter coat, mounted. 

 Same locality'and history. Purchased, 1886. 



88. 5. 15. 1. Skull, with horns. Xorth-west Caucasus. 

 Presented hy St. George Littledcde, Esq., 1888. 



