2 



Venetian traveller Marco Polo who traversed Central 

 Asia in the thirteenth century, but since his day it 

 has been an almost unknown animal, the few heads in 

 possession of scientific societies having been brought 

 down to the confines of India by traders, The Russian 

 explorer Severtzoff was the first man to study its habits 

 on the spot and to publish his observations. Then 

 specimens were obtained by the Yarkand Mission and 

 recently Mons. Dauvergne with two companions tra- 

 velled over the Ovis polii country and shot 18 rams. A 

 full sized animal stands over 31 feet at the shoulder 

 &nd weighs from 500 to 600 lbs. Ovis karelini has 

 hitherto been considered a distinct species but all the 

 recent evidence tends to prove that it is identical with 

 Ovis polii. 



Nos. 2 and 3.— Ovis hodgsoni.— The Ammon of 

 Indian sportsmen— horns 44 inches round the curve 

 by 18 inches in girth. 



Habitat. — The Tibetan Himalayas at 15,000 feet 

 and upwards. 



This fine sheep rar^ks next to the Ovis poliii It 



