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the 73-inch horns I also mention, and which Sir Victor Brooke, to whom I 
sent a photograph, tells me is the finest head he has heard of, has only a 
spread of 48 inches. 
Ovts cycloceros, p. 435.—I gave from 25 to 30 inches as an average size 
for the horns of this species, but Captain W. Cotton, F.Z.S., writes to me 
that he sent home a pair of ovrial horns from Cabul, 35% inches, and that 
there is a pair in the R.A. mess at Attock 384 inches, but very thin. They 
were looted in the Jowaki campaign. This sheep has bred freely in the 
Zoological Society’s Gardens, and two hybrids have been born there from a 
male of this species and the Corsican mouflon, Ovzs musimon. 
I mentioned that there is in the Gardens a specimen of Ovzs Blanfordi. I 
see by the Society’s list that this was presented by Captain Cotton ; the 
habitat given is Afghanistan. 
The Wild Goat of Asia Minor, p. 447.—Mr. Carter writes to me : “In one 
of your letters you mention the Scind ibex, which is a wild goat. I have a 
photo of a head 31 inches round curve, but Mr. Inverarity, barrister, Bombay, 
says he has seen one 523. The animal is not much bigger than the black 
buck.” This last agrees with the estimate I formed from the specimens 
in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 
Tetraceros sub-quadricornutus, p. 480.--It is doubtful whether Elliot’s 
antelope should stand asa separate species ; Blyth was against it, and Jerdon 
followed him, and I incline to think that it is only a variety. Dr. Sclater, 
to whom I mentioned the subject, appeared to me to agree in this view, but 
I see he includes it in his list of the Society’s mammals. Being adverse to 
the multiplication of species, I gave it the benefit of the doubt, and included 
it with 7. gwadricornis ; but, as I have received one or two letters from writers 
whose opinions are entitled to consideration, I mention them here, merely 
stating that I still feel inclined to doubt the propriety of promoting szd- 
guadricornutus to the dignity of aspecies. Dr. Gray was certainly of opinion 
it was separate ; but then, great naturalist as he was, his peculiar foible was 
minute sub-division. 
The claims of Elliot’s antelope to separate rank are : absence of the anterior 
horns, or with only a trace; smaller size ; lighter colour ; but even the larger, 
darker guadricornis is sometimes without the anterior horns; and, unless 
some other marked difference is found in the skull, it is hardly sufficient to 
warrant separation. However, I will give what others say on the subject. 
“T can scarcely agree with you as to Elliot’s antelope not being a good 
species, I have therefore taken the trouble of having a most accurate and full- 
size sketch of the skull of one made, and if you will compare it with those of 
the ordinary guadricornis I think you will see a well-marked difference. Dr. 
Gray wrote to me, and said that there was the recognised species of szd- 
guadricornutus.”—Letter from Mr. H. R. P. Carter, “Smoothbore” of. the 
field, 
The following is an extract from a letter signed “ Bheel,” addressed to the 
editor of Ze Aséan, which appeared in that paper :— 
“In the jungles of Rajputana, especially about the Arravelli Range, I have 
shot repeatedly very small, exceedingly shy deer, called by the Bheels and 
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