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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Horns of Male Saiga, from the Hon. Walter Rothschild's specimen. 



SAIGA (Saiga tatarica). 



One of the most remarkable of all antelopes is the Central Asian 

 saiga, which differs from most of its kindred by the inflated and puffy 

 nose. This forms a kind of trunk, comparable to that of the dik-diks, 

 with the nostrils directed downwards. The tail is short, and lateral 

 hoofs are present. In summer the colour is dull yellowish above and 

 whitish beneath, but in winter the whole coat is uniformly whitish. The 

 short and blunt ears are thickly covered with hair, and the horns of 

 the males pale amber-colour. Height at shoulder about 30 inches. 

 Distribution. The steppes of Southern Russia and South -Eastern 



Siberia. Formerly the range extended to the confines of Poland, 



but the species is now restricted to the Kalmuk Steppes between 



the rivers Don and Volga. 



Owner. 



Hon. Walter Rothschild. 



(See illustration. ) 

 Sir Edmund G. Loder, Bart. 



Sir Victor Brooke's Collection. 

 British Museum. 

 Imperial Museum, Vienna. 

 Dublin Museum. 

 Duke of Bedford. 



