372 RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



The WALA or ABYSSINIAN IBEX (Capra vali). 



This ibex, the wala of the natives of Simien, differs fro,m the 

 Nubian ibex by its stouter build, shorter beard, and larger and more 

 massive horns, on which the knots are but slightly prominent. The 

 forehead of the skull has a conspicuous bony prominence. Although 

 described by Riippell in 1835, this ibex was practically unknown till 

 1901, when a fine series of specimens was brought home by Major 

 Powell-Cotton. Height at shoulder about 40 inches. Weight about 

 260 Ibs. 



Distribution. The mountains of Simien, Abyssinia. 



L ir 2= '%" 



43 ... 12$ Abyssinia . . . . P. H. G. Powell-Cotton. 



2 43 io 23 Do. . . . . Lady Meux. 



'42^ lei 183 Do H.M. The Queen. 



41^ II i6| Do. . P. II. G. Powell-Cotton. 



40 II ... Do Hon. Walter Rothschild. 



9 I3i 4i Sjj , Do P. H. C. Powell-Cotton. 



1 Presented by the late Kas Makunnan, 1902. 



