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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Skull and Ilorns of West Caucasian Tur. Shot by St. George Littledale. 



WEST CAUCASIAN TUR or IBEX (Capra caucasica). 



Of the two peculiar kinds of wild goats inhabiting the Caucasus, 

 and locally known as tur, the present species is easily recognised by 

 the approximation in the form of its horns (especially in immature 

 individuals) to those of true ibex, and the uniform bright chestnut- 

 brown colour of the hair of the adult male in the summer coat ; the 

 chin, beard, and lower parts of the legs being alone black. Although 

 the horns present a considerable resemblance to those of ibex, they are 

 decidedly thicker, have a different curvature, and show distinct knobs, 

 or knots only in their upper half In young males the knots extend 

 the whole length of the front of the horns, and the long winter coat is 

 a pale drab colour. Height at shoulder about 3717 inches. 



