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specimens, riot ab ole smaller in eihpanien — those of 
domesticated ass, 
Head— Heavy, but well formed ; neck short; croup higher than 
withers, which are scarcely developed. 
Remarks—“ Nine-tenths are actually gelt by the teeth of the jea- 
lous sire the moment they are foaled’ (Harris).* This animal is 
sometimes captured alive, for sale to chiefs, by means of relays of 
horses, which run it down, it requires an exceptionally good horse 
when mounted, to fairly excel the wild ass in pace and endurance. 
Sometimes he is captured by means of falcons or is shot; the flesh is 
esteemed a great luxury. The hide is converted into the eommon 
Turkish shagreen. The young are sometimes trained, butadults be- 
come unruly. The onager is found in Cuteh, Guzere ut, Jeysalmir, 
Bikaneer, Sind, Beloochistan, Persia, and Turkestan; its range 
is to Deesa south, to 75° long. E., and to lat. 48° N. in Turkestan, 
west if extends as far as the road running from Teheran to 
Shiraz. I have a suspicion that not so very long ago the onager 
extended into the Deccan. Specifica ally identical with As. vulgaris, 
either progenitor or descendant (Cobbold), [Alayar Khan of 
Mahmudabad sent out into the desert for a wild ass. One was shot 
andbroughtin, Itwasas bigasa small mule, yellow dun with dorsal 
stripe. . . . Ghorkur was seen in the desert towards Abiverd. 
The Khoords describe a good horse by saying he can ride down a 
wild ass. On the Attrek in the broad open vales wild asses (Roos- 
tum said) are to be found in immense numbers. Between Sanghos 
and Jahjerm near the brackish streams about four miles off the road 
numberless fresh tracks, as though the whole herd had followed i 
Indian file, were seen. The ground was very rough and billeen, 
though quite rideable, rather heavy g going, being covered witha salt 
sandy crust through which the horse’s feet sank at each stride * * * 
Came suddenly ona herd of fourteen. The horses (after a march) 
were done up in trying to chase them down (Col. Valentine 
Baker) }, 
4. Hquus wemrprus (Is. Geof. St. Hilaire); As. indicus 
Sclater); Hemippe: Syrian wild ass; wild ass of Scripture. 
Voice~More like a bray than that of onager (Blyth). St. 
Hilaire also notices this difference. 
* This i is, “oF course, a ‘traveller's 
