NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. 239 
SIDE VIEW OF SPECIMEN SHOWN ON OPPOSITE PAGE. 
This was the third type described and it received from Dr. Allen 
the name of O.m.columbianus. ‘This subspecies probably extends 
from the American border up through the Canadian Rockies, to 
the northern limits of goat in that region, which is west of the 
Mackenzie River at about north latitude 63° 30’. The goat in 
the northern Rockies, may possibly be found to be specifically dis- 
tinct from the goat on the coast of southern Alaska. 
In the midst of the distributional area of this large subspecies 
and in the vicinity of the Big Bend of the Columbia River, a very 
small goat is found. This animal, upon further investigation, 
may prove interesting. At present, however, all the Canadian 
goats must be provisionally assigned to O.m.columbianus. 
A curious break in the range of this subspecies is found just 
north of the Liard River, where, according to no less an author- 
