NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. 35 



MEASUREMENTS. 



Four goat killed in the Schesley Mountains of British Colum- 

 bia, in August, 1902, and measured with extreme accuracy, ran as 



foll WS: No. 43- No. 44- No. 57. No. 60. 



inches inches inches inches 

 Total length, end of nose to end 



of tail vertebra 61 65 57 66 



Tail vertebra 7 8 6 



Tarsus 13^ 14 13 



Height at shoulder 4-Q/4 39 36 43 



No. 57 was about a half-grown animal. 



No, 60 was the largest specimen and its estimated weight was 

 over 400 pounds. 



Detail measurements in millimeters of No.. 6p * are as follows : 



End of nose to lower corner of right eye 220 



End of nose to base of ear 297 



End of nose to base of right horn 265 



Width of head just over eyes 147 



Width of nose above nostril 65 



Width of nostril. : 81 



Greatest depth of head 193 



Depth of nose 156 



Depth of chin 119 



Between the . eyes no 



Circumference of horn at base 153 



Length of horn 260 



Width between point of horns 210 



Length of ear 150 



Width of ear 65 



Length of beard no 



Length of front foot 83 



Width of front foot 72 



Extreme width of clew claws outside 80 



Length of front of front hoof 52 



Hind foot, length 71 



Hind foot, width 72 



Length of dew claw 52 



Width of dew claws 34 



* No. 60 is goat shown on page 10. 



