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GREAT GAME OF THE WORLD. 



OVIS HODGSONI. 



[Sir VICTOR BROOKE, Bart, and Mr. B. BROOKE, P.Z.S. 1875, P- 5 2 ]- 



ADULT male, winter, Colebrooke collection. Obtained within 

 30 miles of Leh in the winter of 1873. 



Hair of body about 2 inches in length, coarse and close-set ; on 

 the sides and lower surface of the neck the hair is lengthened into a 

 long rich ruff-like mane of a snow-white colour. Along the median 

 line of the upper neck there is a narrow band of rather shorter hair, 

 which, however, is about twice as long as that on the body, and, being 

 continued as far back as the withers, forms a short dorsal mane ; 

 general colour of the body dark brown, mixed with grey ; anterior 

 parts of the face, belly, limbs below the carpi and tarsi internally, and 

 a small anal disk surrounding the tail and rump, dirty white ; cheeks 

 and forearms darker than the rest of the body ; ears and tail short, 

 the latter with a narrow dark line along its upper surface ; horns 

 massive and rather short, their terminal curve being but slightly 

 developed. 



Female, much paler than the male, with little or no mane. No 

 distinct anal disk. 



Range. Little Thibet (Kinloch, &c.) ; Cachar region, Nepaul 



(Hodgson). 



Habitat N epal . 



