BULLET AND SHOT 



the finest of all.) It is found on the Pir Panjal 

 and Kaj-i-nag ranges. Rowland Ward quotes one 

 head of this type measuring 63, and many between 

 50 and 60 inches respectively in length. 



2. Straight -horned. Extreme type the Sheik 

 Budin Mark/tor (Capra Jerdoni] : found on the hill 

 of that name, and upon other hills in its neighbour- 

 hood, viz., on the right bank of the Indus. 



Horns perfectly straight, round at base, with a 

 spiral groove running round them from base to 

 tip. This animal is considerably smaller than the 

 preceding, and his beard and mane are less de- 

 veloped. 



General Kinloch believed, when he wrote his 

 book, that the largest head ever obtained on the 

 Sheik Budin hill measured only 32 inches. He 

 considers a head of 24 inches a fair specimen. 



3. Spiral- horned. The Markhor of Astor, Gilgit^ 

 Chilas, etc. Spiral much more open than No. i, and 

 with seldom more than one complete turn. The 

 animal is somewhat larger than No. i. Horns of 

 both No. i and No. 3 measure much the same, 

 viz., from 40 inches (good head) up to upwards of 

 5 feet in length, though it is but very rarely in these 

 clays that horns above 50 inches in length are 

 bagged. 



4. Straight-horned. The Markhor of Northern 

 Afghanistan. Horns heavier and longer than those 

 of Sheik Budin, and the twist more accentuated. 

 This animal is larger than his congener of Sheik 

 Budin, and is more like Nos. i and 3 in general 

 appearance. 



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