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dull, and did not exhibit that appearance of gaiety 
and frolicking so conspicuous in the young of both 
the goats and sheep. It was brought up by a she- 
goat, and though still remaining in company, appear- 
ed to exhibit no sign of attachment towards its foster 
mother. 
Another Ibex is distinguished under the title of 
“ Caucasian Ibex,” Capra Caucasica. It is broader 
and shorter than the European species, dark brown 
above, white below, avid, as its name imports, has 
been found on the Caucasian range of mountains. 
A third species is introduced by Major Smith, 
under the name of the Abyssinian Ibex, a native of 
the mountains of Abyssinia and Upper Egypt, and 
on the shores of the Red Sea. It is said to stand 
higher than either of the foregoing species ; “ is of 
a dirty brownish fawn colour, with a short beard, 
and lengthened hair under the throat down the breast, 
and a darkish line on the anterior part of the legs 
and along the back. The horns are superior in 
length to those of the European Ibex, forming a half 
circle closer on the forehead.” It will stand as the 
C. Jaela, Smith. 
Another very beautiful goat, which seems entitled 
to the rank of a distinct species, is 
