*3 
GOAT. 
They are fo long as to trail on the ground, and the 
fhepherds are obliged to put boards with fmall 
wheels under the tails to keep them from galling. 
Thefe tails are efteemed a great delicacy, are of a 
fubftance between fat and marrow, and are eaten 
with the lean of the mutton. Some of thefe tails 
weigh 50 lb. each. 
Horns bending backward, and almoft clofe at their 
bafe. 
Eight cutting teeth in the lower jaw, none in the 
upper. 
The male generally bearded. 
Ibex. Plinii lib. viii. c. 53. nodofls, indorfum reclinatis,gula 
Bouc eftain. Belon. obs. 14. Bouc barbata. Lin.fyji. 95. Klein quad. 16. 
{zmdige.GaJiondeFoix.gg. Ca- Le Bouquetin. de Buffon xii. 136. 
pricorne. Munjier Cofmogr. 381. tab. xiii. xiv. 
Ibex. Gefner quad. 303. Raii fyn . Steinbock. Kram. Auftr. 321. Rr 
quad. 77. Briffon quad. xg. dinger kleine Thieve y No. 71. Br„ 
Capra Ibex. C. Cornibus fupra Muf. AJbm. M . 
G. with large knotted horns, reclining backwards : 
head very fmall: on the chin of the male a dufky 
beard: the reft of the hair tawny, mixed with afh 
color: females are lefs, and have fmaller horns, more 
like thofe of a common fhe-goat, and have few 
knobs on the upper furface ^ bring one young, feldom 
two at a time *. Inhabit the higheft Alps of the 
Grifons country, and the Vallais , are alfo found in 
Crete: are very wild and difficult to be fliot, as 
they always keep on the higheft points. Their chace 
very dangerous: being very ftrong, they often tum¬ 
ble 
IV. GOAT. 
Wild; 
* Ridingifo 
