SAKIN OR ASIATIC [BEX 369 
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Head of Tian Shan race of Asiatic Ibex. From Lord Elphinstone’s specimen. 
The SAKIN or ASIATIC IBEX (Capra sibirica). 
The first of the true ibexes, in all of which the long scimitar-shaped 
horns carry bold transverse knots on the front surface. In the present 
species the horns are characterised by their large size and well- 
developed front surface ; the second distinctive feature being the long 
beard of the males. Height at shoulder from 40 to 42 inches. Weight 
about 206 lbs. ; when cleaned, from 128 to 153 Ibs. 
Distribution—The mountains of Central Asia, from near Lhasa, the 
Tian Shan, and the Altai to the Himalaya (exclusive of the Pir 
Panjal), and from the neighbourhood of Herat to Kumaon and 
adjacent districts as far east as the source of the Ganges. Several 
local races of this species are recognised; the typical race (C. 
stbirica typica) of the Sahan range, the Irtish race (C. s. altazca), 
the Tian Shan race (C. s. almasyi), the Gilgit race (C. s. pedrz), 
the Katutay ibex (C. s. dekkeri), the Baltistan ibex (C. s. ward?), 
and the Himalayan ibex (C. s. saczn) from the mountains to the 
northward of Kashmir. 
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