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THE WILD GOAT 



But there is a slight convexity, as well on the inferior, as on the 

 lateral surfaces ; and the angles below are somewhat rounded off. Hence, 

 I have characterised the horns, not as triangular, but only sub-triangular ; 

 and, as the lateral compression, though distinct, is trivial, I have added 

 that the horns are sub-compressed also. The wrinkles or grooves towards 

 the base are (as usual) transverse, irregular, close, and small. So far as 

 they extend, they go perfectly round the horns, keels and all, in an 

 uniform manner, without any knobs. 



The dimensions of the animal are as follows : 



Ft. In. 



Tip of nose to root of tail, — 4 4 



Length of the head, 11 



Utmost vertical measure of ditto, 7 



Length of tail, hair, , 7 



Ditto ditto, flesh only, 3^ 



Height, at shoulder, 2 6 



Depth of chest, . , 1 1 



Height of fore-leg, 7 rr r f i ii fl ^ 



^ ° ^ . . , ^ To line of belly, <^ ^ 



Ditto of hind ditto, S ^ \l 8 



Length of ears, 4^ 



Ditto of horns, straight, 7 



Basal height of horns, 3j 



Ditto breadth of ditto, 1$ 



Weight 80 lbs.* 



* Among the papers communicated to the Society by the late Mr. Duvaucel, is a description 

 of a Wild Goat of Nepal, which in some measure corresponds with the above, although for want 

 of a plate, it is impossible to remove all doubt on the subject. As that distinguished naturalist's 

 discoveries were uniformly transmitted to Paris for publication, the Asiatic Society deemed it 

 superfluous to give insertion to his papers in their Researches, but now that a separate volume is 

 set apart for Physical subjects, the same reason does not apply, and all that can elucidate the natural 

 history of India obviously falls within the scope of the present branch of their Proceedings : — > 

 the French description is therefore here inserted from the Author's original Manuscript. — Sec. 



" Notice sur une Chevre Sauvage, des montagnes du NapauL 

 " Les chevres sont de tous les mammiferes ceux dont la tradition est la plus incertaine et la 

 zoologie doit saisir avec empressement tout ce qui peut feclairer dans cette partie si confuse et si 

 interessante de son histoire. 



