CAUCASAN IBEX. 367 



The flesh of the young Ibex is said to be in 

 good esteem as an article of food. Its period of 

 gestation is said to be the same as in the common 

 goat, viz. five months. 



CAUCASAN IBEX. 



Capra Aegagrus. C. cornihus carhiatis araiatis, gula barbata. 

 Lift. Syst. Nat, Gmel. p. 193. Pall. Spk. Zool. XI. p. 45. t. 5. 

 Jig. 2,3. S. G. Gmel. it. 3. p. 493. 



Grey-brown Ibex, white beneath, with large, carinated_, slightly 

 wrinkled, bowed horns, and bearded throat. 



Chevre sauvage. Tavernicr it. 1. p. 143. 



Steinbock. Ridrnger Jagdh. Th.t. 11. 



Caucasan Ibex. Femia?it Qnadr. i.jc, 57* 



The Caucasan Ibex, which is supposed to be 

 the chief real stock or origin of the domestic goat, 

 is considerably superior to that animal in size, 

 and its form in some degree resembles that of a 

 stag. Its general colour is a brownish or subfer- 

 ruginous grey above, and white beneath ; the 

 forehead is nearly black, which colour is con- 

 tinued down the back in the form of a list or 

 stripe : the chin is furnished with a large brownish 

 beard, and the horns, which are very large, and 

 bend considerably backwards, are smooth, black, 

 sharply ridged on their upper part, and hollowed 

 on the exterior side : they have no appearance 

 either of knots or rings, but are merely marked 

 on the upper surface by some obscure undula- 

 tions, or slight wavy wrinkles : they are about a 



