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TIBETAN ARGALI (Ovis ammon hodgsoni). 



Chiefly distinguished from the true ammon sheep by the develop- 

 ment of a distinct white ruff on the throat of tlie males, at least in the 

 winter coat, and also by the less degree of lateral expansion of the 

 horns, which do not form more than a single complete circle, and are 

 generally broken at the tips. The wrinkles on the horns are perhaps 

 somewhat less prominent, and the outer front angle is frequently well 

 developed. 



The height at the shoulder is perhaps rather less than in the true 

 ammon, of which this sheep is best regarded as a local race. A 

 specimen measured by Major Green way was 16 inches from the nose 

 to the tip of the tail, and the weight about 212 lbs. In another male, 

 whose age was estimated at 10 years, the height at the shoulder was 

 43 inches, the girth 50 inches, and the weight 205 lbs. (P. H. G. 

 Powell-Cotton). 



