APPENDIX A 398 



# Shot by the Author, September 16th, Minshan 

 Mountains, West Kansu. 



Length of body (straight line) .... 40J in. 



Height at shoulder (allowing for weight when 



standing) . . . . . . 28 



Weight (allowing 3 Ib. for loss of blood) . . 54 Ib. 

 Head measurement 



R. L. 



Length . ... . 10J in. 9J in. 



Circumference , . . . 3f 3 

 Tip to tip . . . ^ *\" ' . 5 in. 



c? Shot by George Fen wick-Owen, Esq., October 31st, 

 Minshan Mountains, West Kansu. 



Length of body (straight line) . . . . 42 in. 



(following curves) . . . . 47 

 Height at shoulder (allowing for weight when 



standing) . . . . 30 J 



hindquarters . . . , . 33| 



Girth of body behind shoulders . . . . 30 



forearm . . . . . . . 7 



Length of foreleg (from elbow stretched) . . 19J 



(from knee to tip of hoof) . . 10 J 



Ear . 5 



Head (to nape of neck) 11 



Weight (uncleaned) 67 Ib, 



The weight of a second buck killed just afterwards was 59 Ib. 



BURHEL. Native name, 'Ngaiyang, lit. Precipice Sheep. 



$ Shot by the Author, September 25th, Minshan 

 Mountains, Shensi. 



Length of body (straight line) . . * . 48 in. 

 (following curves) . . . . 55 ,, 



