BULLET AND SHOT 



infinite patience and perseverance, can he venture 

 to hope for success. 



The vernacular names for this animal are 

 In Afghanistan, Cashmere, etc. Mar-khor. 

 Ladakhi Ra-che or Ra-pho-che. 



THE TAHR (Capra vel Hemitragus Jemlaicus) 



The tahr is a fine wild goat which stands from 

 9 to 10 hands in height at the shoulder. In colour, 

 the male varies from light yellowish brown to dark 

 brown ; he has no beard, but he carries a splendid 

 mane which springs from the fore-quarters and 

 neck, and hangs down to (occasionally) as far as 

 the knees. 



The smell of the male is extremely potent and 

 most disagreeable. 



The female is much smaller than is her consort, 

 and in colour she is reddish brown above, and 

 whitish below. Her horns are but small. 



The horns of the male are triangular in shape, 

 with the sharp edges to the front. They seldom 

 exceed 14 inches in length, even in the largest 

 specimens, and a head of 12 inches is worth 

 preserving. 



Like the markhor, the tahr is fond of forest-clad 

 precipices, and so he is not easy to find ; and as, 

 moreover, he inhabits very difficult and dangerous 

 ground, while his trophies bear no comparison with 

 the magnificent spoils of the markhor and the ibex, 

 he is not nearly so much sought after as are the 

 two latter. 



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