ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT 



35' 



Head of Rocky Mountain Cloat. 



EOCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT (Oreamnus montanus). 

 (Also known as Haploceros montanus.) 



This is one of the very few mammals that are permanently white 

 or whitish at all seasons ; and although commonly termed a goat, really 

 belongs to the same group as the serows, which it closely resembles in 

 the form and colour of the horns. In winter the hair is very long and 

 pure white in colour ; along the back it is erect, and much elongated 

 on the withers and haunches, so as to give to the animal the 

 appearance of possessing a pair of humps. The summer coat is 



