'02 On Various Genera of the Ruminants. [July, 



21. Genus Pseudois.* 

 Nahoor. 



Horns in both sexes. 

 No mufle. 

 No eye-pits. 



Feet-pits small in all four feet. 

 Inguinal glands distinct. Pores vague. 

 Calcic tufts none. 

 Mammee two. 

 No odour in males. 



Types, Ovis Nahoor and Ovis Barhel. 



Habitat the Himalayas. 



These animals are contradistinguished, besides the want of eye-pits, 

 by rounded uncompressed smooth horns directed upwards and back- 

 wards with great divergency, and their round points again bent inwards ; 

 by short deer-like tails, but longer than in the last and undisced ; and, 

 lastly, by the absence of any thing like mane or beard. The Na- 

 hoors rut in winter, breed in summer and gestate 5^ months. Their 

 manners, so far as known, resemble those of the Nyens : but the two 

 never commingle nor approach each other, nor will the males, how 

 long and completely soever they be tamed have sexual commerce with 

 domestic sheep. Great gut 24 feet. Small gut 50 feet. Ccecum 17 

 inches, by 2|- wide. Large gut near it, of same diameter. Liver 2 

 lobed, each subdivided and a labulus. Ribs 13 pairs. 



22. Genus Caprovis. 

 Moufflons. 



Horns in the males only. 

 No mufle. 



Eye-pits small but distinct. 

 No interdigital pits. 

 Inguinal gland ? pore ? 

 No calcic tuft ? 

 Mammse two. 

 No caprine odour, f 



Further distinguished by horns bent into a half circle over the back, 



* i//ev8os et tits, see Journal, No. 173. 



t This is the only form not verified by myself that I have meddled with, and I am 

 indebted to the Prince of Canino for its characters. 



