Hunting in Many Lands 



valsky distinguishes two varieties : the Ovis ar- 

 gait, ranging along the northern bend of the 

 Yellow River, between Kuei-hua Ch'eng and 

 Alashan; and the white-breasted argali, or Ovis 

 poll, ranging from the Ts'aidam and western 

 Ssu-ch'uan to the Pamirs. 



The name argali is, I think, an unfortunate 

 one to give to this species, as it is a Mongol 

 word solely used to designate the female ani- 

 mal, the male of which is called kuldza. 



The Antilope hodgsoni, called orongo in 

 Mongol, has about the same range as the Ovis 

 poll. It is by far the most beautiful antelope 

 of this region — the long, graceful, lyre-shaped 

 horns, which it carries very erect when run- 

 ning, being frequently over two feet in length. 



Although, to my mind, what are commonly 

 regarded as cattle should no more be consid- 

 ered game when wild than when tame, still, as 

 I am perhaps alone of this opinion, I must 

 note, among the game animals of this part of 

 Asia, yaks and asses, which are found in west- 

 ern Mongolia, Turkestan and in many parts 

 of Tibet, especially the wild northern country, 

 or Chang-t'ang. 



The wild yak is invariably black, with short, 

 rather slender horns (smaller than our buffa- 



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