MY FIRST IBEX 21 



when you get a good head, you may be justly 

 proud of your trophy. The ibex generally 

 live in herds of ten or twenty, but old males 

 often live alone, or with only one female, 

 but occasionally herds of thirty are seen. 

 The females are a light yellow colour all 

 over, looking very like sheep, and have 

 short straight horns ; they are quicker and 

 cleverer than the ordinary male, though I 

 think a really old male is the cutest of all. 

 Our party consisted of myself, the head 

 shikari, a second shikari, and a coolie to 

 carry a blanket for each, and a little food ; 

 the former in case of long waits in the 

 snow, and the latter for our lunch. We 

 all wore the same kit, namely, a " karki " 

 puggree, Norfolk jacket, flannel shirt, no 

 waistcoat, very loose knickerbockers, put- 

 ties, cloth socks made with two divisions 

 for the toes, one big one to contain four 

 toes and a smaller one for the big toe. 

 This form of sock is a sine qua non, be- 

 cause " grass shoes " are worn. The grass 

 shoe is simply a pad, about the size of the 



