228 Zoological Society : — 



1840, p. 62, and Ann. N. H. vii. p. 19G), belonging to Major W. E. 

 Hay, F.Z.S. This is one of the several pairs brought back by 

 Lieut. Wood in 1838 on his return from his journey to the sources 

 of the Oxus, when detached from Sir Alexander Burnes's mission to 

 Cabool. Having been unaccountably neglected and thrown out into 

 the open air at Loodianeh * to perish, they were rescued by Col. 

 Stedman in 1843, and presented to Major Hay, who brought them 

 home on his return from India in 1858. 



There being, I believe, only two pairs of the horns of this magni- 

 ficent Sheep known to exist in this country, the acquisition of a third 

 is of much interest. The following are the dimensions of this pair, 

 which seem to be about the same size as those described by Mr. 

 Blyth: — 



inches. 

 Distance between the horns, from point to point .... 49 

 Length of each horn from the base to the tip, follow- 

 ing the curvature 4G 



Girth at base 15 



They also perfectly agree otherwise with Mr. Blyth's description, 

 turning at their origin backwards and outwards, then descending 

 nearly perpendicularly, but slightly inclined outwards, whence they 

 curve upwards, and terminate in points directly divergent from the 

 body, as shown in the subjoined woodcut. 



Description of some New Species of Intestinal Worms 

 (Entozoa) in the Collection of the British Museum. 

 ByW. Baird, M.D., F.L.S. 



Order Nematoidea. 

 1. AscARis Salvini. 



Head naked ; the valves of the mouth very prominent. Body 

 cylindrical, unequally attenuated at the two extremities, the tail being 



* " A skeleton of this animal and several complete crania were deposited, I 

 believe, at Loodianeh, with other specimens obtained by Sir A. Burnes's mission." 

 — Wood's Journey to the Source of the River Oxus, p. 193 (note). 



