SINO-MONGOLIAN FRONTIER 



Some roe-deer shot in North Chihh, east of 

 Kalgan, during a late winter shooting trip 

 in 1912, showed a very pale colour, as com- 

 pared with Capreolus bedfordi from West 

 Shansi. 



The Chinese name is P'ao-tzu. 



44. Ovis juhaia, Peters. 



Two complete specimens, ??. Four skulls, 

 S<^. Mountains 5 miles W. of K'uei-hua- 

 cheng, N. Shansi. 7,000 ft. 



First described in 1876 from the moun- 

 tains north of Peking, this sheep has since 

 been pretty much lost sight of. It is pro- 

 bable that it has been steadily killed off, 

 till now it is found in China proper only, in 

 North Shansi, where a few isolated herds 

 still find shelter in the high, barren and 

 precipitous mountains. The most marked 

 characteristic is the increased thickness of the 

 horns in proportion to their length. In this 

 they differ from the other members of the 

 genus Ovis in Asia. 



These sheep are difficult to hunt, being 

 extremely shy, besides having wonderful 

 eyesight and sense of smell. Their hearing 

 is also extremely good. 



The horns, as already indicated, attain a 

 great thickness. Specimens measured by 

 me ranged from 16 inches to 19| inches in 

 209 p 



