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MK. O. THOMAS ON MAMMALS FltOM OMAN. [May 1, 



of much value, as the specimens we have hitherto had have been 

 brought alive to England, and their fur appears to have been 

 altered in character hy the great difference in the climate. 



What seasonal change in the length of the coat actually takes 

 place in Arabia I woidd suggest as a fitting subject of inquiry for 

 Dr. Jayakar. The present specimen has an exceedingly short 

 close coat, quite different from that of the other examples. 



14. Hemitragus jatakabi, Thos.' (Plate XXXI.) 



a. Ad. sk. <$ . Jebel Taw, Jebel Akhdar Eange. 7/11/92. 

 Type of species. 



b. Do. (stuffed). Jebel Taw. 7/11/92. 



This fine animal, which it has given me great pleasure to name 

 in honour of its discoverer and donor, is the great prize of the 

 collection, both from a scientific and a sporting point of view. 



rig. 1. 



Skull oi Hemitragus jayakari. 

 As a matter of geographical distribution, its occurrence on the 

 I Ann. Mag. N. H. (6) xiii. p. 365 (1894). 



