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Weight (Stone and upwards Horns)

45 stone and upwards. Horns:- Extreme span at greatest width, 4 ft. 5 in.; inside span, 4 ft. I in.; tip to tip, 3 ft. 11/2 in.; width on forehead, I ft. 4½ in.

This grand specimen was shot by Mr. F. A.

Knowles in Uganda in 1905. Another specimen from the Limpopo River measured :

Extreme span, 4 ft. I in.; inside span, 3 ft. 8/2 in.; tip to tip, 3 ft. 4½ in.; width on forehead, 114 in. The record Abyssinian buffalo head (Bos caffer æquinoctialis) measures outside, 3 ft. 8 in; inside, 3 ft. 6/2 in.; tip to tip, 3 ft. 7 in.; width on forehead, 8/2 in. The Congo dwarf buffalo (Bos caffer nanus), found on the west coast, carries much smaller horns, the record measurements hitherto being: Length on outside curve, 23/½ in.; girth, 20 in.; tip to tip, 1674 in. This is a much smaller species than the typical Cape buffalo, a fair specimen standing about 3 ft. 6 in. at the shoulder. The Lake Tchad buffalo (B. caffer brachyccros) is another variety of which the best measurements hitherto are:

Length on outside curve, 19 in.; girth, 10 in.

And of the Senegambian buffalo (B. c . planiceros) the best head measures: Length on outside curve, 18/2 in.; girth, 12 in.; tip to tip, 63/4 in.

Indian Buffalo (Bos bubalis). The bull of this species, known as the "Arna," is said to have attained, in one instance , a length of IO ft. 6 in. from nose to root of tail. In height it reaches 6 ft. or a trifle over at the withers, and a girth of IO ft. ft. 8 in. A bull, shot by the Maharajah of Cooch Behar, measured 14 ft. 2 in. from [BIG GAME nose to tip of tail, and to the base of tail II ft. The longest horn recordedone in the British Museum is accredited by one authority with a "length of 6 ft. 6½ in., which indicates a span of about 14 ft. from tip to tip in the pair"; the circumference in base of this horn-a single one is 1778 in.

Fair average horns measure 50 in.

Anoa (Bos depressicornis). This small species of wild ox, found on the island of Celebes, stands at the shoulder about 3 ft. 3 in. The record horns measure 1535 in. [Photo. by W. P. Dando, F.Z.S.

ARGALI SHEEP.

Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus). The horns are said to average about 2 ft. or 2 ft. I in. in length, but examples have been recorded ranging up to 2 ft. 6/4 in., one pair of this length having breadth of palm I ft. 13/4 in., and spread at tips 2 ft. 6/4 in. adult an American Wild Sheep (Ovis canadensis). - Known as the "Bighorn." Average weight of rams, 350 lbs. or less; of ewes, about 233 lbs. Of an adult ram these dimensions have been recorded :- From base of neck to root of tail, 3 ft. 6 in.; girth under forelegs, 3 ft. 9 in.; height at shoulder, 3 ft. 2 in. Approximate height of ewes, 3 ft. Horns range in length over the frontal curve from 2 ft. 8 in. to 4 ft . 2/2 in.

This last, the record head, has a circumfer-- ence at base of 181/2 in.

Siberian and Tibetan Argalis (Ovis ammon and O. hodgsoni). These animals, whose differences may be rather of variety than of species, are among the largest of wild sheep. A good specimen of O. ammon stands from 3 ft. 8 in. to 4 ft. at the the shoulder, and will weigh between 300 lbs. and 350 lbs. The record horns measure 62 in., with a circumference at base of BIG GAME] 19 in. The approximate height of the Tibetan ram is given as from 3 ft. 6 in. to 4 ft. at shoulder, and the weight from 210 lbs. to 230 lbs. The record horns of this sheep measure 57 in., with a basal circumference of 183/4 in Good heads attain from 42 in. to 47 in. Of ewes' horns, the maximum record is a length of 2 ft. 2 in., with a girth of 7/4 in. These measurements are from a head (Ovis ammon) in the Berlin Museum.

Pamir Wild Sheep (Ovis poli). Known also as Marco Polo's Sheep. The weight of an adult ram has been estimated at about 310 lbs. The height of one has been given as 3 ft. IO in., and Mr. Blanford measured another whose length, from horns to root of tail, is given as 4 ft. 8½ in., tail 5½ in., height at withers 3 ft. 8 in., horns 4 ft. Of horns the maximum length recorded is 6 ft. 3 in., with girth I ft. 4 in., and spread at tips 4 ft. 6½ in.; and the greatest girth is I ft. 53/8 in., with length 4 ft. 11/2 in., and spread 3 ft. 93/8 in.; horns, however, with a length of 4 ft. 5 in. to 5 ft. about 120 lbs. Maximum horn measurements: From a Punjab specimen, 39/2 in., with a girth of 1034 in., and width from tip [Photo. by W. S. Berridge, F.Z.S.

MOUFLON. to tip of 1874 in.; from a Kopet Dagh Oorial (Russian Turkestan), length, 392 in.; girth, 12/4 in.; tip to tip, 144 in.

Horns of ewes are short and nearly straight.

Mouflon (Ovis musimon). The dimensions of a living male, formerly in the Zoological Gardens of London, were recorded [Photo. by W. S. Berridge, F.Z.S.

OORIAL OR SHA. are considered good specimens. Horns of ewes are small, the record being no more than 14.7 in.

Littledale's Sheep (Ovis littledalei).- This sheep is found in the Thian Shan, Altai, and other Central Asian ranges. The record head, obtained by Mr. Littledale in the Altai, measures in length 627/4 in., with a girth of 1934 in. Fair heads range from 40 in. to 50 in.

Oorial, Sha, or Shapo (Ovis vignei). - The typical form, found in the Punjab and known as the Oorial, has an average height of about 2 ft. 8 in. at shoulder, whilst a variety, found in Ladak and called the Sha, is said to attain a greater height. Weight [Photo. by W. S. Berridge, F.Z.S.

BARBARY SHEEP. .; as 3 ft. 3 in. from nose to tail; tail, 5 in.; from nose to base of horn, 7 in. ; ears, 4 in. ; neck, from posterior base of horn to abrupt angle of insertion, 8 in.; thence to base of tail, I ft. 9 in.; height at shoulder, 2 ft. 3 in.

Maximum horn measurement, 3 ft. 6½ in.; girth, 8 in.; tip to tip, 11/2 in. Good heads run from 2 ft. 2 in. to 2 ft. 8 in. Widest measurement from tip to tip, 18/2 in.

Barbary Sheep, Udad, or Arui (Ovis lervia). Height 3 ft. or rather more.

Horns measure in good specimens about 2 ft. Record measurements are: Ram, in length, 33/4 in.; girth, 13/4 in.; tip to tip, 123/4 in. Ewe, length, 2014 in.; girth, 10 in.; tip to tip, 16 in.

Kamchatkan Wild Sheep (Ovis nivicola). Closely allied to, and possibly not specifi specifically distinct from the American