. Wild oxen, sheep & goats of all lands, living and extinct . our of upper-parts, except the caudal disk, pale dingy brown ; under-parts much darker, and contrasting strongly with the white areas ; ab-dominal region, together with a streak in the middle line, continuedforwards nearlv to the tore-lei^s, inner side of thighs, and hinder surfaceof legs white. Dr. Merriam remarks that, compared with the north-western race, Thecontrast in colour is even more marked, but the pattern seems to be thesame, and the darkening of the under-parts is also a character of mention is made in the orig
. Wild oxen, sheep & goats of all lands, living and extinct . our of upper-parts, except the caudal disk, pale dingy brown ; under-parts much darker, and contrasting strongly with the white areas ; ab-dominal region, together with a streak in the middle line, continuedforwards nearlv to the tore-lei^s, inner side of thighs, and hinder surfaceof legs white. Dr. Merriam remarks that, compared with the north-western race, Thecontrast in colour is even more marked, but the pattern seems to be thesame, and the darkening of the under-parts is also a character of mention is made in the original description of the size and shape of thehorns, but from Mexican specimens that have come under my notice theseseem to be generally similar to those of stonei. Distribution.—Typically the Grapevine Mountains, on the boundarybetween California and Nevada, a little south of t^j N. latitude, prob-ably also including the semi-barren desert ranges of Mexico and theSouthern United States, from Texas to California. Wild OxE n,She-e p. & Goats .Plate XVIL. ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN. Published by Kavfla^^lid Rocky Mountain Bighorn 209 h. RocKv Mountain Race—Ovis canadensis tvpica Plate XJII. Chardctcrs.—Size large, the height at the shoulder apparently rangingfrom about 3 feet 2 inches to 3 teet 6 inches.^ Skull long and of adult male (tig. 40) very massive and thick, without a distinct keelon the outer tront edge, and with the spiral short, so that the tips, whichare generally blunt and broken, are directed nearly forwards. Ears broad,pointed, deer-like, and moderately clothed with hair, being apparentlya trirte larger than in the argalis. No long mane on the back of the headand nape of neck. Caudal disk large and continued on each side of thedark streak connecting the back with the tail well on to the upper surhiceof the hind-quarters. General colour ol upper-parts some shade of grayish-brown, darkening along the middle line ot the back, where there is a more
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