j^6 On tve JFild Goat of the Alps. 



It had two kinds of hair : one a white down, very thick, 

 frizzled and woolly ; and large hair, very coarfe and thick 

 on the whole hodv. It was longer under the neck, and 

 on the anterior parts in general ; it had not, like tlie com- 

 mon goat, a fort of mane ot long hair on the back ; the hair 

 on the bodv was of a (liining gray fawn colour, and that 

 below the chin, darker than that on the body, inclined to 

 brown. At the lower part of the flanks there was a llripe of 

 browner hair which began about the thigh, and extended on 

 the fide as in fomc fpecies of the antelope ; the belly and in- 

 fide of the four legs were white or whitifh. That black 

 llripe on the fpine found in all wild goals was not obfervcd 

 on this animal in the fpring; but in the month of October it 

 reappeared, beginning at The dillance of about four inclies 

 from the root of the horns, and extending to the tail. The 

 black llripe at the lower part of the flanks was alfo better 

 marked, and the hair of the body was of a brownifli gray 

 colour ; the hair on the parts below the tail was white, as in 

 the (greater part of antelopes. The tail itfelf was brown 

 above and white beneath ; it was very ihort, and covered with 

 lono- hair : the hair of the body was directed towards the 

 rump, and that on the thighs downwards. The hoofs of 

 this animal were vervlong ; the fore legs were fenfibly thicker 

 than thofe behind, and the thighs were Urong and flefliy; its 

 feet were of a rounder form than thofe of the goat, and better 

 determined ; each hoof had a fort of talon very apparent ; the 

 lower face of the hoofs which touches the ground was con- 

 cave, and terminated by a falient edge, prmcipally on the 

 outfide, as in the chamois. The horn of the hoofs was pliable 

 and elallic, and equally durable as thofe of the flieep. 



Dimenjions of the IVild Goat at the Age of Two Years, 



feet. in. 

 Lentrth of the whole body from the point of the 



muzzle to the root of the tail ^ 33 



Height before - - - 2 6 



Height behind - - - a 9 



Length of the horns according to their bending i 2 



CircTimference of the hornsat the bafe - 08 



Length of the lail - - ' ^ 5 



Dimevfons rf the IViUl Goat at the Jge of Three Years. 



feet. in. lin; 



Lenrnh of the whole body from the muzzle to 



the root of the tail - - 360 



Heisrht before - - - 2 8 3 



licight behind - - - a n .3 



Length 



