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parts, it becomes longer, reddish brown, with a thick under- 

 fur ; a dark line runs along the back ; the under parts 

 are dull white, separated from the darker tints of the 

 back and sides by a brown line ; on each side of the tail is 

 a whitish space. 



Length of head and body, 4 feet 10 inches ; horns, mea- 

 sured along the curve, 2 feet 8 inches ; tail, 6J inches ; 

 height at shoulder, 2 feet 8 inches. 



The Ibex goes in small herds, frequenting the loftiest 

 mountains. The female produces one or two young at a 

 birth, after about six months' gestation. 



It is found, though now but very rarely, in the Alps, 

 where, according to Von Tschudi, it is confined to the 

 mountains between the Vallais and Piedmont, the Monte 

 Rosa, and parts of Savoy. In Zawadsky's ' Fauna of Gal- 

 licia and the Bukovina,' it is said still (1840) to exist in 

 the Central Carpathians, but to have been almost extirpated 

 by poachers. It is doubtful if the Ibex of Siberia (Pallas) 

 be the same species. 



Capra Pyrenaica. 



Capra Pyrenaica, Sciiinz, Europ. Faun. vol. i. p. 86. 



Ibex Pyrenaica, G-ekvais, Zool. et Paleon. Franc. 



Mgoceros Pyrenaica, Gray, Brit. Mus. Catalogue, Mamm. part 3. 



Der Steinbock der Pyrenden, Schinz, I. c. 



The Pyrenean Ibex. Pyrenean Tur. 



Description. — The horns in the male are keeled behind, 

 rounded in front, with numerous sharp knots along their 

 whole length ; they are compressed and twisted, at first 

 ascending, then inclining outwards with a pear-shaped 

 section. In the female they are smaller, flattened before 

 and behind, but slightly ribbed, and running in a simple 

 curve to the tips, not twisted. The beard is short, but 

 strong and directed backwards ; the head in front, back, 



