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BIG GAME SHOOTING 



In the Sinaitic Peninsula they are replaced by Capra ^ 

 sinaitica vel nubiana, which extends through Egypt, Few 

 people looking at the hills that run down to Suez harbour ^ 

 would imagine that they hold ibex, but such is the case never- v 

 theless. The horns of this type are more like Capra sibirica, ^ 

 being quite as long, but thinner and more curved. ^ 



The European ibex, Capra Ibex of the Tyrol, has also horns 't 



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Capra sibirica 



Capra sinaitica 



like Capra sibirica^ and nearly as thick, but shorter. His beard, 

 however, is only rudimentary. 



The Spanish ibex, Capra pyrenaica, on the other hand, has 

 a peculiar upward twist at the end of the horn that makes 

 it look almost like a markhor. This type is described else- 

 where. 



Mr. Sclater gives two other varieties of ibex, Capra cau- 

 casica and Capra Wali, The Senckenberg Museum of Frank- 

 fort is believed to possess the only known specimens of this 

 last type. Of it Dr. F. Richters, in charge of the Museum, 



