. The cyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. Encyclopedias and dictionaries. CAPRA. C'11 \ JEeagrut. Hoi \ and arched back j throat bearded. Pallas. Gmelin. Chev c faun ige, Tavemier Skin&oci, Ri Caucafan ibex, Pei nant. " The origin of tiie dotneilic goat (fays Mr. P RMUlt in his Britifh Zoology) i» ihe fteinboc, ibex, or w;'d goat, ;t fpecies new fount! (inly in the Alps, and in Cr | The facta already related in the h'itory of capra ibex clearly y The" caucafan ^ibex is c bly fupcrior in to the the writer to be n in affert::.,: it to
. The cyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. Encyclopedias and dictionaries. CAPRA. C'11 \ JEeagrut. Hoi \ and arched back j throat bearded. Pallas. Gmelin. Chev c faun ige, Tavemier Skin&oci, Ri Caucafan ibex, Pei nant. " The origin of tiie dotneilic goat (fays Mr. P RMUlt in his Britifh Zoology) i» ihe fteinboc, ibex, or w;'d goat, ;t fpecies new fount! (inly in the Alps, and in Cr | The facta already related in the h'itory of capra ibex clearly y The" caucafan ^ibex is c bly fupcrior in to the the writer to be n in affert::.,: it to be found only hi , goat, and us form, in rome degree, rtfemblea that the Alps and mCrete ; the obfervation is mercl lucid 0f tl According to Pallas, who defcribes this ani- to (hew that he believes the ibex to be the parent Hock Dial with accuracy, the general colour of it is greyifti, from which the domeftic goat ted. intermixed with rufty. or ferruginous above, and white roafcrrtam the point u ry manner n prrhapa beneath. The forehead nearly'black, which colour is impoffible: wt i I luduate, between continued in a narrow ft ripe along the middle of the back probabilities and p I hout concemngjn cmr own to the tad. The chin is furnifhed with a large beard of a minds the chaifcc ol arrivii r, with any abfniute fhare ofcer- ••, :t the truth. Pallas allows that capra ibex mav have been the original from which the domeftic goat is de- rived, at the fame timel think with equal probability il origin from capra xga- or rings, but are marked on the upper furface by fome ob- grus, the caucafan ib Pennant. The latter notion fcu-e undulations-or Qight wavy wrinkles: they are about lcems molt preval. nt ; Gov Itn ado] . il ; and we are led to three feet in length, and Hand clofe at the bafe, about a foot think on a pom. to a;- I ig s, not en thout vea- duflcy colour mixed wUh chefnut. The horns, which are very huge and bend confidently backwards, are fmooth, black, (harp
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