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or even blackish brown above, and white beneath ; the Hmbs being 

 brighter coloured below than above and tending more to rufous ; and the 

 feet are yellowish white, as is the face, with the exception of the blackish 

 brown eye-streak. The colour ot both the summer and winter dress alters, 

 however, so rapidly that it is only for a short time each season that the 

 foregoing description will apply. Young animals are reddish brown and 

 brighter coloured about the eyes. Light-coloured varieties or albinos are 



Fig. 41. — The " Record " Pair of Chamois Horns. From the Carpathians. 



very rare ; although malformation of the horns occurs not uncommonly, in 

 most cases at least it is the result of injury. Occasionally tour-horned indi- 

 viduals are met with. 



It may be added that chamois have small face-glands below the eyes. 

 Hunters distinguish between forest and glacier chamois ; the tormer, 

 probably owing to better nutrition, being stouter in build and generally 

 darker in colour than the latter. These forms cannot, however, be 

 regarded as distinct races, although, as mentioned below, one local race 

 has already been named, and others appear distinguishable although they 

 have not yet received distinct titles. 



