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WILD SPAIN, 



biued with occasional chances at pig, and this often on ixnpre- 

 served grounds. 



Eoe are confined to the mountaius— never found on the 

 plains. 



The Spanish Ibex (Copra hispanica). 



Of the Cabra monies we have already treated (chapters xi. 

 to xiii., pp. 128-172), and now add some notes which we contri- 



FIVE-YEAR-OLD IBEX. 



buted to the Badminton Library through our friend Mr. C. 

 Phillipps-WoUey, the editor of the Big Game volumes. 



The Spanish mountaineer does not much affect ibex-hunting, 

 though there are in each mountain-village some who try to earn 

 a few precarious dollars by it. The peasants who follow this 

 pursuit in the alpine regions of Spain become fearless climbers : 

 with their feet clad in alparagatas, or hemp-soled sandals, they 

 traverse ridges and descend crags where nail-shod guide would 

 falter. The first object is to get as high as possible. Then, 

 crawling to the verge of some feai-ful abyss, the hunter com- 



