* The horns of the goat bend backward, and are almost close at their base. There are eight cutting teeth in the low|er jaw, and none in the upper. The hoofs are cloven; and the male is generally furnished with a beard.

Capra, Gesner. quad. 266. Raii syn. quad. 77. Aldr. bi|sulc. 635.

Capra hircus, cornibus carinatis arcuatis, gula barbata. Lynn. syst 94. Faun. Suec. 44.

Siegen bock, siege, Klein. quad. 15.

Le Bouc, La Chevre, Brisson. quad. 38. Goat Brit. Zool. 1. 29.


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