SPANISH IBEX 381 
Head of Spanish Ibex. Mr. Abel Chapman’s specimen. 
The SPANISH IBEX (Capra pyrenaica). 
Although commonly designated an ibex, the Spanish wild goat has 
horns more like those of one of the Caucasian tur, and is therefore 
better regarded as a species of that group. The horns, which have a 
sharp inner edge, are twisted in a very open semi-spiral, with the tips 
generally turned outwards, and are quite unlike those of the true ibex. 
In having dark and light markings on the limbs the species is, however, 
much more like the Persian wild goat than either of the Caucasian tur. 
The beard of the males varies greatly in size according to age and 
season. Height at shoulder from about 27 to 32 inches; weight, 
when clean, about Io stone. 
Distribution.—The Pyrenees and the high ranges of Central Spain, 
Andalusia, and Portugal. The typical race of the species inhabits 
the Pyrenees ; those inhabiting the more southern parts may be 
distinguished as a separate race (C. pyrenatca hispanica). 
