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brother Captain Brooke, 92nd Highlanders, direct from the Pamir 
range. 
j- Frontlet and horns in the College of Surgeons (no. in catalogue 
3773 a). They were presented by Mr. Sclater, who gives the fol- 
lowing particulars (P. Z. 8S. 1860, p. 443) :—* This is one of several 
pairs of horns brought back by Lieut. Wood in 1838, on his return 
from his journey to the sources of the Oxus, when detached from 
Sir Alexander Burne’s mission to Cabool. Having been unaccount- 
ably neglected, and thrown out into the open air at Loodianeh to 
perish, they were rescued by Col. Stedman in 1843, and presented 
to Major W. E. Hay, who brought them home in 1858.” 
k. This specimen, an imperfect skull and horns, formed the 
original type of O. poli, Blyth (P. Z. 8S. 1840; Ann. & Mag. Nat. 
Hist. 1841, pl. v. figs. 1&2), and is now preserved in the collection 
of the East-Indian Museum at Kensington. The orbital surface of 
the horns is convex at the base, becomes flat and more or less 
concave towards the extremity; the frontal surface is flat, and the 
nuchal surface flat at the base, becoming gradually concave. The 
tronto-nuchal edge is sharp, the fronto-orbital edge rounded, and the 
nuchal edge sharp; all three edges are strongly marked towards 
their extremities. 
i. Frontlet and horns sent home by Sir Douglas Forsyth, and now 
in the East-Indian Museum, Kensington. It agrees in all particulars 
with the preceding specimen (4). 
n. Stuffed specimen in the British Museum, received from Brandt, 
the only locality given being Siberia. The horns are very massive, 
with deep annulations, their frontal and nuchal surfaces rounded, 
and the fronto-orbital edge almost obsolete. The terminal curve 
strongly developed, and turning boldly outwards. 
o. Mounted specimen in the Museum at Leyden. 
p- Mounted specimen in the Museum at Amsterdam. 
u. Perfect specimen, skin, skull, and horns, in Colebrooke Collec- 
tion. It was brought home by Captain Chapman, and was killed 
within 30 or 40 miles of Leh, during the winter of 1873. Frontal 
and orbital surfaces slightly convex ; nuchal surface convex at the 
base, becoming gradually flatter towards the extremity. All three 
edges rounded. A slight groove runs along the orbital surface 
immediately below the fronto-orbital edge. 
v. A perfect skull (except lower jaw) in the British Museum. 
w. Skull in the College of Surgeons (no. 3772 in catalogue). 
a. A remarkably fine specimen in the collection of Lady Mayo. 
The annulations in the horns are very strongly marked; the fronto- 
orbital edge is rounded, the fronto-nuchal edge very definite. 
Orbital surface convex, frontal surface flat, nuchal surface convex at 
base, becoming gradually concave towards the extremity. 
y. Skull and horns in the East-Indian Museum, presented by Mr. 
Hodgson. The orbital surface is flat, the frontal surface slightly 
coneave, and the nuchal surface convex. The three edges are di- 
stinetly marked, the fronto-orbital and fronto-nuchal ones rounded. 
The median axis is directed inwards; the terminal axis very short, 
and directed forwards. 
