. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Ungulates. 166 CATALOGUE OF UNGULATES C—Capra falconeri, subsp. 12. 10. 31. 86. Trontlet and horns (fig. 42). Locality unknown. Horns of this type are brought occasionally to Peshawar from Cabul. They certainly come from the west, but that is all that can usually be learned about them. They. Fig. 42.—Frontlet and Horns of Gilgit or Hazara (?) Markhor (Copra/aZconc?-i, subsp.). From AVard's Records of Big Game. belong to the corkscrew group, but differ from those of the preceding races
. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Ungulates. 166 CATALOGUE OF UNGULATES C—Capra falconeri, subsp. 12. 10. 31. 86. Trontlet and horns (fig. 42). Locality unknown. Horns of this type are brought occasionally to Peshawar from Cabul. They certainly come from the west, but that is all that can usually be learned about them. They. Fig. 42.—Frontlet and Horns of Gilgit or Hazara (?) Markhor (Copra/aZconc?-i, subsp.). From AVard's Records of Big Game. belong to the corkscrew group, but differ from those of the preceding races in being much slenderer, and in the greater number of turns of the main ridge in any given length measured from base to tip. In this respect they are to Pir Panjal and Astor horns what Suleman horns are to those of. 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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