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Show 1901.] ON THE KASHMIR IBEX. 91 brasiliensis is more pointed than that of the Bornean Dolphin, and lacks the anterior ridge-like extension of the latter. Moreover, the bead is less elevated above the beak than is the case in the present form, although it is true that this may be due to immaturity. In the skull of the Brazilian species the beak appears to be much wider than in the specimen under consideration, while the teeth seem relatively larger. S. guianensis, which is said to have ^ teeth, may be identical with one of tbe foregoing; and, in any case, is too imperfectly known to admit of exact comparison, in the absence of the type specimens. I have not been able to identify the Brazilian specimen with any of the South-American Dolphins recently described by Dr. R. A. Philippi \ and am indeed doubtful whether any of them belong to Sotalia. Under these circumstances I see no other course but to make the Bornean Dolphin, at least provisionally, the type of a species, for which the name S. borneensis will be appropriate. The specific characters will be apparent from the description above given. The specimen was captured on September 12th, 1900. 2. Note on the Kashmir Ibex (Capra sibirica sacin). By R. LYDEKKER. [Keceived January 22, 1901.] (Plate IX.) (Text-figure 12.) So far as I am aware, no coloured figure of the Ibex inhabiting the mountains which border the northern and eastern sides of the Valley of Kashmir has ever been published, and I accordingly desire to direct attention to a skin which, through the intervention of Rowland Ward, Ltd., will shortly be acquired by the British Museum. The animal (a male) to which this skin belonged was shot by Captain E. F. Holden below the Zogi-la, the pass on the Leh route dividing the Siud Valley of Kashmir from the Tibetan district of Dras. Captain Holden has had the head mounted for his own collection, and the remainder of the skin he has kindly offered to preseut to the Museum. This animal was in the winter coat at the time of its death ; and is, I take it, the Capra sakeen of Blyth, which is generally described as of a dirty white colour in winter, with dark underparts and legs, and browner in summer. Few naturalists, I think, have, however, any idea that it is really as white as is shown to be the case by the present example, which may be briefly described as follows :- Whole of back and the basal portion of the neck creamy huffish white, with a very faiut and incomplete light brown dorsal streak becoming broader and darker towards the tail, which is 1 An. Mus. Chile, 1893 and 1896 (No. 12). |