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pugnacious and charge with much skill and courage, moving a few 

 steps backward, and coming forward with a light spring. Like the 

 Indian antelopes, they also, though not so often, bound high in the air, 

 and if closely observed at this instant the feet will be found drawn 

 closer together. The Indian antelope is perhaps more wary than a 

 gazelle, and is very suspicious of strangers and strange surroundings ; 

 but if taken young and reared in captivity, it becomes very tame and 

 confiding ; most of the adult bucks are pugnacious, especially during 

 the breeding season, and fight much between themselves ; and at this 

 season they may be seen chasing the does round and round the 

 enclosure. 



(193) THE DOMESTIC GOAT. 

 (CAPRA HIRCITS— Linn.) 



The following varieties have been exhibited : — 

 The Kashmir goat, famous for its long and fine wool ; the Welsh, 

 Maltese, and Lushai goats. 



(194) THE PEESIAN IBEX. 



(CAPRA .EGAGRUS— Gmel.) 



Description. — Height at the shoulder about 3 feet; colour of the 

 body above yellowish grey, white below ; the yellowish shade fades 

 away in captivity ; beard black ; the horns of the male are large, curving 

 upward and backward and gradually diverging from each other; a 

 series of protuberances and transverse depression on the convex surface 

 give it a ringed appearance. 



flab. — « Found in'Crete and several other of the wilder islands of 

 the iEgean sea, in Asia Minor, on the Taurus, Mount Ararat, and the 

 Little Caucasus, possibly extending to the southern slopes of the Great 

 Caucasus. It is found all over Persia, Transcaspia, Afghanistan and 

 Beluchistan, and extend to the borders of India, where it is found in the 

 Pubb and Suliman ranges in Sind, and probably north to the Khyber 

 Pass." — Notes on Indian Homed Game by W. L. Sclater. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 Over three years. 



(195) THE DOMESTIC SHEEP. 

 (OVIS ARIES— Linn.) 



The following varieties have been exhibited:— The four-horned 

 ram from Arabia ; fat-tailed breed from Asia Minor and Afghanistan ; 

 the fat in this breed is deposited under the tail instead of under the 

 skin ; the south down sheep with short and close-set wool and dark-brown 

 face and legs. 



