THE WILD GOAT, &c. 391 



and ftill keeps its fkin in his anatomical cabinet. 

 It was confiderably larger than the one former- 

 ly engraved. It was two feet nine inches long, 

 and one foot feven inches high, while the o- 

 ther was only twenty-four inches and a half 

 long, and feventeen inches high. The head 

 and whole body were covered with large white 

 hairs. The points of the noftrils were black. 

 The horns nearly touch each other at the bafe, 

 and then recede. They are much longer than 

 thofe of the former, which the prefent one re- 

 fembles in the feet and hoofs. Thefe diffe- 

 rences are two flight to conftitute two diftincl: 

 fpecies. They feem to be only varieties of the 

 fame fpecies. 



We formerly mentioned Syrian goats with 

 pendulous ears, which were nearly of the fame 

 iize with the domeftic kind, and produced with 

 them even in our climate. In Madagafcar 

 there is a goat confiderably larger, with pen- 

 dulous ears fo long, that, when they fall down, 

 they cover the eyes, which obliges the animal 

 to move its head almoft continually in throwing 

 them back. Hence, when purfued, it always 

 endeavours to afcend. This notice was com- 

 municated to us by M. Comerfon ; but it is too 

 imperfect to enable us to determine whether 

 this goat belongs to the Syrian race with pendu- 

 lous ears, or to a different fpecies. 



We had the following note from M. le Vi- 



comte de Querhoent. 



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