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was pleased to see the second one tumble over. The third luckily gave 

 ine time to reload, for he stopped about i 50 yards to my left, and I fired 

 two more shots at him, breaking his leg. He stumbled downhill, so I 

 rushed in his direction, the other two giving no further signs of life. I 

 eventually finished him off some 500 yards below, and sat down to enjoy 

 my success." 



Before taking leave of this species, it may be mentioned that the name 

 Capra scvcrtzowi has been applied to specimens from the Central Caucasus 

 which have been regarded as indicating the existence of a third member of 

 the group in that chain. Neither Prince Demidoff nor Mr. Littledale 

 believe in this reputed third species ; and the specimens on which it is 

 founded are considered in /f/'A/ Oxen, Sheep, and Goats to belong to 

 immature individuals of C caucasica. Recently, however. Dr. Paul 

 Matschie ' of Berlin has expressed his belief in the validity of C. se-vertzowi ; 

 but the present writer sees no occasion to modify the views expressed on 

 this point in his work cited above. 



In the same paper Dr. Matschie also comes to the conclusion that the 

 reputed hybrids between C cyUndricornis and C caucasica, referred to on 

 page 141, are really a distinct species, for which the name C. radei is 

 suggested. Although many naturalists refuse to believe in the existence ot 

 wild hybrids as a normal thing, the evidence at present available does not 

 seem sufficient to make it certain that the specimens in question really 

 indicate a distinct species ; and the matter is therefore left in statu quo. 



1 Sitzungsberkhte Gesellschaft Naturforsckender Berlin, 1901, pp. 27 et seq. 



