1877.] A. 0. Hume — On a new Sheep from Kelat. 203 



The work would be illustrated by coloured plates. Owing to the ex- 

 pense 225 copies only would be printed and would be available to Members 

 by purchase, after presentations had been made to the Societies interested 

 in Natural History exchanging with the Society. 



The Seceetaet read the following extract of a letter from Dr. Gr. E. 

 Dobson on the subject of the busts of Drs. Stoliczka and Oldham. 



'' On Friday last I met Wood-Mason in London, and we visited 

 Geflowski's studio together. We found both busts completed. That of 

 Oldham is a very striking likeness, and, according to his wish, is undraped. 

 We were both most agreeably surprised to find tha,t the finished bust of Sto- 

 liczka is not only as good a likeness as could, under the circumstances, be 

 expected, but is also a very pleasing piece of statuary considered from an 

 artistic point of view, and one that will, in every respect, adorn the rooms 

 of the Asiatic Society. No one should be more capable of judging of the 

 likeness than Wood- Mason who almost lived with Stoliczka, and he is alto- 

 gether well pleased with Geflowski's work ; indeed, he considers the bust is 

 much to be preferred to the painting which, although not a pleasing picture, 

 exhibits an unmistakeable likeness of our ever-lamented friend. 



" The bust of Stoliczka represents him attired in a morning coat with 

 cravat tied in a cross bow showing some shirt front. The first model show- 

 ed a military uniform which I thought in no respect suitable, and I got 

 the other members of the Committee to consent to a change to the dress I 

 have described above which was his usual costume, and which I am sure 

 the Calcutta Committee will approve of also. 



*' Placing a pair of spectacles on the bust wonderfully increases the like- 

 ness. 



" I feel sure that you will, on the whole, be pleased with the bust. 

 Much allowance must be made for the difficulties a sculptor has to 

 contend with who has to work from photographs only." 



Mr. Blanfoed having vacated the chair, it was taken by Dr. Aistderson". 



The following papers were read — 

 1. On a supposed new Sheep from the Central Hills of Kelat. — By A. 0. 



Hume, C. B. 

 (Abstract.) 



The skull upon which this species is founded was sent by Major Sande- 

 man from Kelat, and is of about the same size as that of O. cycloGeros, the 

 * Gad' or ' Urial,' the horns are longer and more slender, and instead of 

 curving in the same plane as they do in O. cycloceros and O. Vigneiy they 

 curve outwards in the form of a spiral. They thus differ from the horns 

 of O. cycloceros, much as, on a larger scale, those of 0. Karelini do from 



