. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Ungulates. RUPICAPRIN^ 215 in summer and grey in winter, but clouded in places at former season with iron-grey, and passing into iron-grey or blackish on limbs and hind-quarters; in female yellow replaced by grey; a dorsal stripe from withers to tail blackish, as are also the tail, ears, a ring round each eye, front of lower part of face and tip of chin. Horns, in some cases at least, thinner, more arched, and more distinctly ridged at base than in typical species. Horns in the posses
. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Ungulates. RUPICAPRIN^ 215 in summer and grey in winter, but clouded in places at former season with iron-grey, and passing into iron-grey or blackish on limbs and hind-quarters; in female yellow replaced by grey; a dorsal stripe from withers to tail blackish, as are also the tail, ears, a ring round each eye, front of lower part of face and tip of chin. Horns, in some cases at least, thinner, more arched, and more distinctly ridged at base than in typical species. Horns in the possession of the writer indicate that the range of this race extends into Yun-nan. :'»':r^iT'''y:^-'\'"\-'*'Vi''V^A''-^^^^ 3 \atU*tJ:-. FiG. 53.—SzE-CHUAN Takin {Budurcas tibetana), subadult male. 5. 11. 30. 5. Skin, subadult, mounted. Sze-chuan; figured Froc. ZooL Soc, 1908, pi. xliii., fig. 1. Purchased, 1905. 8. 6. 13. 3. Skin, subadult female, mounted. Sze-chuan; collected by Mason Mitchell, Esq. Type of B. t. mitchelli, figured Proc. ZooL Soc, op. cit., fig. 2. Presented hj J. Boidand Ward, Esq., 1908. 8. 10. 9. 7. Skin, horns, and skeleton. Ten miles west of Wen-chuan, Sze-chuan. The skull (fig. 54) described and figured Proc. ZooL Soc., 1908, p. 798. Presented hy J. W. Broolce, Esq., 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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