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Head of Astor Markhor. Shot by Capt. H. Barstow in Gilgit. 
The MARKHOR (Capra falconeri). 
‘The markhor, of which there are several races, passing more or less 
completely into one another, introduces us to the true goats (Capra). 
The males differ from the tahr by their larger horns, the length of 
which greatly exceeds that of the head, and likewise by the presence of 
a distinct beard on the chin. In most races of the markhor the beard 
is extended so as to form a fringe on the throat and chest; the hair 
on the body is also elongated ; and the horns form a spiral, unlike the 
scimitar-shape characteristic of the ibex and goat. In Gilgit the 
summer coat is yellowish white, and the winter-dress of the old bucks 
dark iron-grey. 
Distribution—The Western Himalaya, Gilgit, Afghanistan, etc. 
A and &—ASTOR and PIR PANJAL MARKHOR 
(C. f. typica and C. f. cashmiriensis). 
In the Astor (C. falconeri typica) and Pir Panjal (C. falconerit 
cashmirtensis) races of the markhor the horns take the form of an open 
