_Specimens examined._--One from _British Columbia_: 15 mi. NW Kelsall Lake.
Oreamnos america.n.u.s columbiae Hollister
Mountain Goat
_Oreamnos monta.n.u.s columbia.n.u.s_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat.
Hist., 20:20, February 10, 1904. Not _Capra columbiana_ Desmilins, 1823.
_Oreamnos america.n.u.s columbiae_ Hollister, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 25:186, December 24, 1912. (Type from Shesley Mountains, northern British Columbia, Canada.)
_Specimens examined._--Two from _British Columbia_: 12 mi. S jct.
Liard River and Trout River.
_Remarks._--Two skulls of male goats were obtained from a trapper, Johnny Pie, who shot them on July 4, 1948. Field notes indicate that both mountain goats and mountain sheep are frequently taken by natives in the Liard River area.
Ovis dalli stonei Allen
Northern Mountain Sheep
_Ovis stonei_ Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 9:111, April 8, 1897. (Type from headwaters of the Stikine River, British Columbia, Canada.)
_Ovis dalli stonei_ Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 31:28, March 4, 1912.
_Specimen examined._--One from _British Columbia_: Summit Pa.s.s, 4200 ft., 10 mi. S and 70 mi. W Fort Nelson.
_Remarks._--The specimen has the following external measurements: Total length, 1474; tail, 84; length of hind foot, 400; ear from notch, 91. The individual is a male, seven years old, as judged by the rings of growth on the horns. The skull is accompanied by a skin now tanned for study purposes.
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_Transmitted April 9, 1951._
Transcriber"s Notes
The text presented is essentially that in the original printed doc.u.ment with the exception of some minor punctuation changes and the typographical corrections detailed below.
Typographical Corrections
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