SATGA re 
Horns of Saiga. From the Hon. Walter Rothschild’s specimen. 
The SAIGA (Saiga tatarica). 
One of the most remarkable of all antelopes is the Central Asian 
saiga, which differs from most of its kindred by the inflated and puffy 
nose. This forms a kind of trunk, comparable to that of the dik-diks, 
with the nostrils directed downwards. The tail is short, and lateral 
hoofs are present. In summer the colour is dull yellowish above and 
whitish beneath, but in winter the whole coat is uniformly whitish. The 
short and blunt ears are thickly covered with hair, and the horns of 
the males pale amber-colour. Height at shoulder about 30 inches. 
Distribution—The steppes of Southern Russia and South-Eastern 
Siberia. Formerly the range extended to the confines of Poland, 
but the species is now restricted to the Kalmuk Steppes between 
the rivers Don and Volga and Siberia. | 
Length 
on front ise oe Tip to Tip. Locality. Owner. 
curve. 
142 5¢ 34 Siberia. : : , . Hon. Walter Rothschild. 
(See illustration. ) 
133 5 nie Volga Steppe . : . Sir Edmund G, Loder, Bart. 
13H 43 34 ? Sir Victor Brooke’s Collection. 
138 5 54 Sarepta, South Russia. . British Museum. 
—-12} 5 2 ? Imperial Museum, Vienna. 
-12$ 5 44 Siberia. F : ; . Dublin Museum, 
12} 5 52 Dore. ; : é . Duke of Bedford. 
- Owner’s measurements. 
