44. 
SINO-MONGOLIAN FRONTIER 
Some roe-deer shot in North Chihli, east of 
Kalgan, during a late winter shooting trip 
in 1912, showed a very pale colour, as com- 
pared with Capreolus bedfordi from West 
Shansi. 
The Chinese name is P’ao-tzi. 
Ovis jubaia, Peters. 
Two complete specimens, 29. Four skulls, 
33. Mountains 5 miles W. of K’uei-hua- 
chéng, N. Shansi. 7,000 ft. 
First described in 1876 from the moun- 
tains north of Peking, this sheep has since 
been pretty much lost sight of. It is pro- 
bable that it has been steadily killed off, 
till now it is found in China proper only, in 
North Shansi, where a few isolated herds 
still find shelter in the high, barren and 
precipitous mountains. The most marked 
characteristic is the increased thickness of the 
horns in proportion to their length. In this 
they differ from the other members of the 
genus Ovis in Asia. 
These sheep are difficult to hunt, being 
extremely shy, besides having wonderful 
eyesight and sense of smell. Their hearing 
is also extremely good. 
The horns, as already indicated, attain a 
great thickness. Specimens measured by 
me ranged from 16 inches to 194 inches in 
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