150 Game of Europe, W. & N. Asia & America 



knobbed. In form the horns make a very open semi-spiral, that of 

 the left side forming a right spiral. At first the general direction of 

 the horns is upwards and outwards, but in their subsequent course they 

 trend backwards and inwards, frequently showing an upward and slightly 

 outward terminal flexure, although the inclination of the extreme tips is 

 usually towards the middle line. In colour the horns are nearly black. 

 The record pair from the Pyrenees are in the possession of Sir Douglas 

 Brooke, and measure 31 inches along the outer curve, with a basal girth of 

 8j inches. 



The old bucks in winter have a magnificent long and narrow black 

 beard, but during summer this appendage becomes reduced to an in- 

 significant tuft, which is its condition in the younger males at all times of 

 the year. 



When in the fine and short garb of summer, the general colour of the 

 animal is dark greyish brown, with the nape of the neck, a line down the 

 middle of the back, a band on the flanks, and the greater part of the limbs 

 blackish brown or black ; the sides of the face being brownish white. On 

 the other hand, in th;i longer and more shaggy winter dress the general 

 hue of the upper-parts is light brownish grey, with a broad blackish 

 brown collar on the chest ; and the tail, together with the parts mentioned 

 as being dark-coloured in summer, also of the same blackish brown tint. 

 The inner surfiice of the thighs and the back of the legs are whitish at 

 this season. 



The horns of the females are short, and flattened before and behind, 

 with a simple curvature. According to the picture by Wolf in the 

 possession of Sir Douglas Brooke, reproduced in ///'/</ Oxc?i, S/iccp, tin J 

 Goats, the colour of the hair on the body and head of the female is 

 uniformly foxy -red ; the tail and the lower portion of the front of the 

 limbs being darker. The present writer has never had the opportunity of 

 seeing a female skin of this species. 



