PALLAS’S, TUR 385 
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Head of Pallas’s Tur. Shot by Prince E. Demidoff. 
PALLAS’S TUR (Capra cylindricornis). 
Distinctly different from most races of the last is the wild goat 
commonly designated by sportsmen the “Caucasian bharal”; this 
name being derived from the resemblance of its horns to those of the 
true Himalayan bharal. In spite of this point of resemblance, its 
affinities are, however, evidently with the goats, although it not im- 
probably indicates a step from the more typical members of that group 
in the direction of the sheep. In addition to the peculiar form of its 
horns, this tur is characterised by the extreme shortness of the beard, 
which merely forms a curling fringe on each side of the chin, instead of 
the long central tuft observable at certain seasons in the western 
species. The general colour of the fur is uniform dull brown, except 
on the chin, the tip of the tail, and portions of the legs, where it is 
blackish brown. Height at shoulder about 3 feet. 
Distrtbution—The Eastern Caucasus, from Kasbek to 
Daghestan. 
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