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is regarded quite as desirable as slender length. By some of whom the 

 writer is one the longest horns are not necessarily to he regarded as "the 

 finest." 



From HENRY SAMPSON, JR., and E. H. LITCHFIEI.D, JR., New York: 



Bio-HoRN SHEEP, (Oi'is ca n a den sis). From the northeastern portion of Lower Califor- 

 nia, Mexico. Mounted head. 



On November 22, 1907, Mr. Sampson and Mr. Litchfield were hunting on 

 the eastern slope of the Peninsula of Lower California, 125 miles south of 

 Calexico. There they killed nine fine mountain sheep rams, representing what 

 appears to be Ovis canadensis. Incidentally, they were there left in the lurch 

 by their Cocopah Indians, who took all the horses owned by them and returned 

 to their homes, leaving the two sportsmen and their guide to pack their equip- 

 age and trophies on their riding animals, and walk 125 miles back to the rail- 

 way. 



Messrs. Sampson and Litchfield have presented to the National Collection 

 one of their hard-earned trophies. It is a valuable exhibit, for it represents the 

 sheep on the western side of the Gulf barrier from the Pinacate Mountains. 

 Unfortunately its mounting is not yet complete, and an illustration of it must 

 therefore be deferred until the next issue of this publication. 



The horn measurements made in the field by the two sportsmen are as 



follows : 



Right horn. Left horn. 



Circumference at base 14^ 15 



Circumference 15 inches from tip lOf Wj, 



Circumference 1 inch from tip 3 3j 



Length on curve 34i 33] 



Ears, 2J inches wide; 4 inches high inside; 41 inches high outside. 



In this specimen we see no specific differences from those taken on Pina- 

 cate during the same week. 



From LIEUT. G. T. EMMONS, U. S. N., Princeton, N. J. : 



Although it is neither a head nor a horn, the bear claw (Figure 21) pre- 

 sented by Lieut. Emmons may well find a permanent abiding place in the 

 National Collection. Of all the claws ever seen by the writer, this is the most 

 remarkable. Even with its base squared off, it has a length on the curve of 



