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in Rupicapra, except for the total suppression of the phit- 

 trum. In this respect Ovibos is highly specialised and 

 unique, so far as its possible allies are concerned. 



On the evidence before me, I consider that if the Ovi- 

 bovinae be maintained as a special subfamily of Bovidse, the 

 Rupicaprinse, as at present understood, should be split up 

 into three subfamilies, the Rupicaprime for Rupicapra and 

 Oreamnos, the Nseniorhedinse for Ncemorhedus , Capricornulus, 

 and Capricomis, and the Budorcinse for Budorcas. But if 

 the conservative course of maintaining the Rupicaprinse in 

 its recognised comprehensive sense be followed, then Ovibos 

 should, I think, be one of the genera of this somewhat 

 heterogeneous assemblage. 



Subfamily Capbinm. 

 Genus Ovis, Linn. 



Ovis musimon, Schr., and O. vignei, Blyth (pp. 859-861). 



Since 1910 I have examined representatives of the two 

 species previously recorded, namely Ovis vignei and O. musi- 

 mon, without finding anything to add or alterations to make 

 to my previous description of the cutaneous glands, except 

 to remark that in the case of 0. musimon the naked 

 condition of the interungual integument noticed in one 

 specimen is quite exceptional, and that as a very general 

 rule that species and O. vignei are alike with respect to 

 the hairiness of the area in question. Possibly the variation 

 noticed is seasonal, as appears to be the case in Ammotragus 

 lervia. 



The rhinarium of O. vignei is quite characteristic of the 

 genus. It extends as a narrow bar above the nostrils 

 almost back to their posterior termination, the internarial 

 septum is narrow, the area beneath the septum is a little 

 expanded, and a narrow philtrum cleaves the upper lip, but 

 there is no naked area of skin bordering the nostrils below. 



The penis of 0. vignei (fig. 4, D), as in O. aries, ends in 

 a blunt gland-like enlargement, bent downwards distally. 

 From its underside the very long filiform termination of 

 the urethral canal arises, and passes forward on the left side 

 of the glandular thickening. 



Genus Pseudois, Hodgson. 

 Pseudois nayaur, Hodgs. (p. 863). 

 Specimens examined since 1910 confirm in every respect 



