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ing feature of the old ram Oorial is the long mane of hair that hangs 

 down the whole length of his neck. The female has short horns, a few 

 inches long, which stand almost straight up. I caught a young one, 

 which refused to eat, though it was old enough to eat grass, having 

 horns an inch long ; I let it go, when I found it would starve if kept. 

 A young Sind Ibex I had at the same time, ate greedily from the first 

 day of capture. Mr. J. Strip, Assistant Collector of Customs, 

 Kurrachee, writes to me :— " The Oorial, as far as my experience of the 

 " animal in Sind extends, avoids the higher ranges of hills in which 

 " Ibex is found. In Beluchistan, however, I met with them in 

 " the higher ranges of the Pabb Hills as well as in the considerably 

 "lower hills westward of the Pabb. There is no apparent difference 

 " between the Sind and Beluchistan ' Gad ' proper. The rams have a 

 " sleek coat in summer, when the beard and throat-ruff is nearly absent." 

 The Oorial, however, has no beard proper, i.e., hair on the chin. The 

 long hair begins at the throat and extends to the chest. 



Mr. Strip has also kindly sent me some measurements of " Gud" heads 

 shot by him in Sind and in Beluchistan. The measurements of those 

 shot in Sind are— No. 1, 30 ; No. 2, 26 ; No. 3, 25| ; No. 4, 25| ; 

 No. 5, 25J inches. Of those shot in Beluchistan No. 1, 31f ; No. 2, 

 31± ; No. 3, 271 . ^o. 4, 26§ inches. 



In each case I have given the measurement of the longest horns, as 

 there is generally a slight difference of ^ of an inch or so between the 

 horns. Mr. Strip says the tip of the horn of 3 If inches was almost 

 touching the eye. Its fellow had the tip broken and measured 31£. 

 The circumference of these horns was 8| inches. The circumference 

 of the horn of 30 inches was 1 inches. 



