. Fur and feather in North China . hes. Approximate height at shoulder 42 inches to 48 inches. It will be seen from these measurements that the horns of■0. jubata, have a greater basal circumference in proportion to theirlength than any of the other species. It must be remembered thatag only a comparatively few of the North China and Thdan Shan sheephave been measured, it is highly probable that much larger headsexist. As it is these two species hold the records for basal circimi-ference of horns. The American Bighorn (Ovis canadensis) and the Kamschatkanwild scheep {Ovis nivicola) are conside
. Fur and feather in North China . hes. Approximate height at shoulder 42 inches to 48 inches. It will be seen from these measurements that the horns of■0. jubata, have a greater basal circumference in proportion to theirlength than any of the other species. It must be remembered thatag only a comparatively few of the North China and Thdan Shan sheephave been measured, it is highly probable that much larger headsexist. As it is these two species hold the records for basal circimi-ference of horns. The American Bighorn (Ovis canadensis) and the Kamschatkanwild scheep {Ovis nivicola) are considerably smaller than these CentralAsian giants. Their records are respectively:—length of horn 50.^inches, basal circumference 18| inches, and length of horn 39^ inches,basal circumference 14f inches. In the case of the American Bighorn,a great number of heads have been secured and measured, so that therecord is probably well established and hard to beat. A full grownram averages not more than 38 inches at the shoulder. Ihifc TiiK Wild Siiki;i (H Xouiii China.{Ovis jubata).
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