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"It is curious," remarks Mr Sclater, "that it is more 

 nearly allied to the Caucasian ibex than to the ibex of 

 the Alps." 



(2) C. ibex, the ibex or steinbok found in the Alps 

 and Tyrol, but rare and needing artificial preservation. 



(3) C. cegagrus, the true wild goat, is probably the 

 origin of the domestic variety. It is now found only in 

 Crete and some of the smaller Cyclades as regards 

 Europe, but also extends through Asia Minor and Persia 

 to Sind and Baluchistan. 



(4), (5) C. caucasica and G. pallasii are restricted to 

 the Caucasus, where they do not appear to overlap 

 greatly. 



(6) G. sinaitica. This ibex is found only in the 

 mountain ranges of Upper Egypt, the Sinaitic peninsula 

 and Palestine. 



(7) C. walie is a distinct though rare and little 

 known species, from the highest mountain ranges of 

 Abyssinia. 



(8) G. sibirica. It is remarkable that this species 

 should occur in two such distant localities as the Altai 

 mountains and the Himalayas. But it appears that a 

 thoroughly careful comparison of examples from the two 

 localities has not yet been made. This may very possibly 

 reveal differences. 



(9) C.falconeri. This ibex is popularly known as 

 the Markhore, it lives in the Pir-panjab and Sulaiman 

 ranges in Cashmere and Afghanistan. 



(10) G. jemlanica. The "Tahr" occurs along the 

 whole range of the Himalayas. 



