. The cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea : with notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and various islands of the Malay archipelago. Marchesa (Schooner yacht); Natural history; Natural history. X.] oris NIVICOLA. 215 precipitous slopes of the sea-cliffs, though it is met with in some numbers in the interior of the peninsula. We had evidence of its occurrence in the mountain ranoes near Gunal and Narchiki in the. SKULL OF Ovis yimcola. The following are the measurements obtained from a series of nine skulls :- Inches. Length of skull .... lOi lOi 9| lOi loi 9| m lOi Breadth between orb
. The cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea : with notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and various islands of the Malay archipelago. Marchesa (Schooner yacht); Natural history; Natural history. X.] oris NIVICOLA. 215 precipitous slopes of the sea-cliffs, though it is met with in some numbers in the interior of the peninsula. We had evidence of its occurrence in the mountain ranoes near Gunal and Narchiki in the. SKULL OF Ovis yimcola. The following are the measurements obtained from a series of nine skulls :- Inches. Length of skull .... lOi lOi 9| lOi loi 9| m lOi Breadth between orbits . 5| 5| 4| 5i 5| 5i H 6i Length of horns round curve . 35 34| 24 32i 35i 38 321 26i 35 Circumference of horns at base 131 14i 13 14 1 14 13i 13| 124 214 13i 254 Horns from tip to tip . 21 174 21 ;26i 26 22i Measurements in the flesh of twelve specimens, all of which were adult males, wei'e also taken, and are as follows :— Supposed age (years) 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 t 6 Extreme length 654 63 62 64 64 66 66 65 66 54 40 66 67 67 55 Greatest girth . 53 53 56 54 55 564 40 41 53 54 Height at shoulder . 38 39 38 394 37 37 404 39. 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 Guillemard, F. H. H. (Francis Henry Hill), 1852-1933. London : J. Murray
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