The Sind Wild Goat 



not longer than the head, and devoid of knobs. The 

 beard of old bucks is long, especially in winter, and 

 occupies the whole width of the chin, but in younger 

 ones is restricted to the middle portion. During the 

 winter the hair on the neck and shoulders becomes 

 markedly longer than in summer ; and in the colder 



Fig. 15. — skull and Horns of Sind Wild Goat, from a specimen in the coUectic 

 of Mr. A. O. Hume. 



portions of its habitat the animal develops a coat of 

 woolly under-fur, or pashm, at the base of the hairs. 

 In winter the general colour of the under-parts may be 

 described as some shade of brownish grey, and in 

 summer as reddish brown ; but at all seasons very old 

 bucks tend to become paler. On the under surface, as 

 well as on the inner sides of the buttocks and thighs, 



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