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shoulders, the collar, the back, and the croup are light red, 

 passing into whitish colour. The nose, the throat, the chest, 

 the belly, and the legs are of whitish colour. The white colour 

 blends with the upper colour on the middle of the body. The 

 mane consists of light red-brown hair, the eel-back is marked 

 pink-coloured ; it ends in the tuft of the tail, the curled hairs 

 of which are light red-brown, white, and black. The upper 

 short-haired portion of the tail shows a whitish colour. The 



Fig. 18. Prejvalsky's horse. 



lower jaw beard consists of reddish hair, which is about six 

 inches long. The coat is smooth, except the croup, which bears 

 curled hair. There are slightly-marked cross stripes on the 

 withers. The eye has a whitish iris. 



" The second and middle territory is situated about 200 miles 

 south from Kobdo. The Altai mountains surround this plain. 

 The foals caught here bear light ashy-brown hair on the upper 

 part of the body, marked similar to the former foals. The nose 



