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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Head of Himalayan Ibex. From H. Z. Darrah's specimen. 



ASIATIC IBEX (Capra sibirica). 



The first of the true ibexes, in all of which the long scimitar-shaped 

 horns carry bold transverse knots on the front surface. In the present 

 species the horns are characterised by their large size and well- 

 developed front surface ; the second distinctive feature being the long 

 beard of the males. Height at shoulder from 40 to 42 inches ; weight 

 about 206 lbs., when cleaned from 128 to 153 lbs. 

 Distribution. — The mountains of Central Asia, from the Altai to the 

 Himalaya (exclusive of the Pir Panjal), and from the neighbourhood 

 of Herat to Kumaon. Apparently two races of this species, dis- 

 tinguished by the coloration of the lower part of the legs, may be 

 recognised ; namely, the Thian Shan ibex {C. sibirica typica), 

 from the Thian Shan, Altai, Baltistan, etc. ; and the Himalayan 

 ibex (C. sibirica sacin), from the mountains to the northward of 

 Kashmir and adjacent districts as far east as the source of the 

 Ganges. 



