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V KUTEBRATA. 



the beard long, and the horns of the male large and slightly diverging as they bend over the back. 

 On i!i-- whole, it greatly resembles the Ibex of the Alps. 



Other Uiatic Bpecies of [bex are as follows: tin- Tee or Takija, the Siberian Ibex, /. Sibir- 

 the Sabei n or Sktn, or Himalayan Ibex, /. Eimalayanus ; the African species are the 

 B •! N or .1 ul [bbz, /. Xnhi'iinis, found in Nubia ami Upper Egypt, and also in Syria and Ara- 

 bia, and beld by aome to be the same species as that found in Candia; and the Walib or Valie 

 [bee, /. Vality found in Abyssinia. 





KOCKT MOUNTAIN GOAT. 



' Al'llA: Capra. — Under this head \vc include two species. The Rocky Mountain 



r — Mazama or Spring-Buck — C. Americanus of Richardson, regarded as an antilope by some 



iboul the size of the Common Goat, and bears a general resemblance to it. Both 



male and female have small horns, and hair of a white color. They live in small flocks in 



the lofty heights of the great range from which they derive their name, extending from 40° to 



nt' north latitude. They feed on the plants, grasses, and mosses of the mountain slopes, 



bounding over the rocky cliffs and scaling the precipices with all the fleetness belonging to the 



. The fli ece is fine, the fore part resembling wool, and that on the back being like cotton. 



The whole is much mixed with long hairs. The flesh is hard and dry. The animal only exists 



in small numbers, is very shy, and is captured with difficulty. 



This species is placed with the Antilopesby the " English Cyclopedia of Natural History," and 

 there forms the genus Mazama. Gervais makes it the basis of the genus Antilocapra, which 

 t> rm others bestow on the Prong-horned Antilope. 



1 '■ the Domestic <k>at, f'<i/>rn tnjmjrus of Cuvier, C. hircus of Linnaeus, there are numerous 

 breeds, presenting great variety of appearance, but all possessing certain general characteristics 



which render th im useful t an. They inhabit most parts of the world, and live on the scanty 



herb • rocky places, where no other domestic animal could find footing. They are abundant 



in iiin>t parts of Europe, and in many parts of Asia, and are peculiarly serviceable to the poor,* 



bey need neithei barns for shelter nor forage for food, but gather their meals in commons and 



••• places, not denied even to poverty. Their flesh is wholesome food, and the milk is toler- 



ably nutritious. It Lb esteemed useful in mam diseases, especially in consumption, and in the 



and It i!y a pair of goata will BOmetimea yield half the support of a family of fcjur persons. They are 

 led forth to grace in the highway, being attended by a boy or girl. They will produce each three quarts of milk daily, 

 which will -.11 for tw. niy cents. This sum, in these cheap countries, will supply the humble wants of two persons. 



