THE CHAMOIS 



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woolly under-fur. During the winter the general color is a chestnut brown, paler 

 on the face and under parts, and there is a well-marked brown streak extending 

 from below the eye nearly to the corner of the mouth; the tail being black. In the 

 summer the coat 13 lighter colored, having in spring a more or less marked gray 

 hue. The erect ears are sharply pointed; and the horns, except at their tips, are 

 marked both by slight transverse rings and by longitudinal striae. Fair-sized horns 





THE CHAMOIS. 

 (One-twelfth natural size.) 



are about seven inches in length, but some specimens measure as much as nine 

 inches, or rather more, while a few reach ten and one-fourth inches. The weight of 

 a buck chamois may vary from fifty to seventy pounds. lyight colored or even white 

 varieties are occasionally met with. The face has a small gland below the eye, and 

 there is a corresponding shallow depression in the skull for its reception, while the 

 muzzle is completely covered with hair. The hoofs have their outer edges, higher 



