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Show 452 MR. O. THOMAS ON MAMMALS FROM OMAN. [May 1, of much value, as the specimens we have hitherto had have been brought alive to England, and their fur appears to have been altered in character by the great difference in the climate. What seasonal change in the length of the coat actually takes place in Arabia I would suggest as a fitting subject of inquiry for Dr. Jayakar. The present specimen has au exceedingly short close coat, quite different from that of the other examples. 14. HEMITRAGUS JAYAKARI, Thos.1 (Plate XXXI.) a. Ad. sk. S • Jebel Taw, Jebel Akhdar Eange. 7/11/92. Type of species. b. Do. (stuffed). Jebel Taw. 7/11/92. This fine animal, which it has given me great pleasure to name in honour of its discoverer and donor, is the great prize of the collection, both from a scientific and a sporting point of view. Skull of Hemitragus jayakari. As a matter of geographical distribution, its occurrence on the 1 Ann. Mag. N. H. (6) xiii. p. 365 (1894). |
