. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Ungulates. 102 CATALOGUE OF UNGULATES F.—Ovis ammon littledalei. Ovis sairensis littledalei, LydeMer, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1912, p. 82, pi. vii. Ovis ammon littledalei, LydeJclcer, Field, vol. cxiii, p. 117, 1909, The Sheep and Its Cousins, p. 276, 1912, Cat, Hume Bequest Brit. Mas. p. 7,1913; Ward, Becords of Big Game, ed. 6, p. 404,1910. Typical locality south-east of Kulja, or Hi, Tiaii Shan. Horns (fig. 30) shorter and less expanded than in j^oli p. 106), forming a little more than on
. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Ungulates. 102 CATALOGUE OF UNGULATES F.—Ovis ammon littledalei. Ovis sairensis littledalei, LydeMer, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1912, p. 82, pi. vii. Ovis ammon littledalei, LydeJclcer, Field, vol. cxiii, p. 117, 1909, The Sheep and Its Cousins, p. 276, 1912, Cat, Hume Bequest Brit. Mas. p. 7,1913; Ward, Becords of Big Game, ed. 6, p. 404,1910. Typical locality south-east of Kulja, or Hi, Tiaii Shan. Horns (fig. 30) shorter and less expanded than in j^oli p. 106), forming a little more than one complete turn; length in fine specimens 55 to 58, girth 17 inches. Head brownish grey, with a nearly pure white muzzle; throat-ruff pale yellowish fawn; general colour of upper- parts (including nape) bright rufous fawn, rather darker on. Fig. 30.—Skull and Hoens op Kulja Argali {Ovis ammon littledalei). middle of back, but no distinct dorsal line or flank-band; thighs coloured like back ; no light rump-patch; tail pale yellowish fawn, with a whitish tinge; fore-legs whitish grey in front to knee, where there is a yellowish patch ; hind-legs whitish grey in front nearly to hoofs, above which they are light fawn; throat-ruff coloured much like tail. 2. 3. 9. 7. Head, mounted. South-east of Kulja, or Hi. Type. Presented hy St. George Littledale, Esq., 1902. 2. 3. 9. 8. Skin. Same locality. Co-type. Same histori/. 5. 3. 6. 1. Skull, with horns. Same locality. Presented by A. Bayley-Worthington, Esq., 1905. 13. 2. 6. 1. Skin. Same locality. Presented hy Col. J. H. Ahhot Anderson, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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