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G. — Capricornis sumatrensis thar. 



Antilope thar, Hodgson, Gleanings in Science, vol. iii, p. 324, 1831, 



Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. i, p. 346, 1832, vol. iv, p. 489, 



1835, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1833, p. 105 ; Owen, ibid. 1836, p. 37. 

 Antilope bubalina, Hodgson, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1832, p. 12. 

 Antilope (Neniorhediis) thar, Hodgson, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1834, p. 86. 

 Capricornis thar, Ogilby, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1836, p. 138; Pococh, Ann. 



Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 8, vol. i, p, 178, 1908, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1910, 



p. 855, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. vol. xix, p. 823, 1910. 

 Kenias proclivus vel thar, Hodgson, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. x, 



p. 913, 1841, Calcutta, Journ. Nat. Hist. vol. iv, p. 291, 1844. 

 Capricornis bubalina. Gray, List Manmi. Brit. Mas. p. 166, 1843, 



Cat. TJngulata Brit. Mus. p. Ill, 1852, Cat. Ruminants Brit 



Mus. p. 20, 1872, Hand-List Ruminants Brit. Mus. p. 91, 1873 ; 



Horsfield, Cat. E. Indian Mus. p. 168, 1851, Proc. Zool. Soc. 



1856, p. 403; Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1858, p. 522; Gerrard, 



Cat. Bones Maynm. Brit. Mus. p. 241, 1862 ; Blyth, Cat. Mamm. 



Mus. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, p. 174, 1863. 

 Nemorhceclus bubalina, Jerdon, Mamm. Ind. p. 283, 1867 ; Blanford, 



Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. xli, pt. 2, p. 40, 1872 ; Sterndale, 



Mamm. Ind. p. 454, 1884. 

 Nemorhedus bubalina, Anderson, Zool. Yunnan Exped. p. 335, 1878. 

 Nemorhfedus bubalinus, Flower and Garson, Cat. Osteol. Mus. R. 



Coll. Surg. pt. ii, p. 254, 1884 ; W. L. Sclater, Cat. Mamm. Ind. 



Mus. pt. ii, p. 149, 1891 ; Blanford, Fauna Brit. India, Mamm. 



p. 513, 1891. 



Nemorhaedus sumatrensis bubalinus, LydekJcer, Great and Small 

 Game of India, p. 128, 1900, Game Animals of India, etc. p. 139, 

 1907 ; Ward, Records of Big Game, ed. 6, p. 346, 1910. 



Capricornis sumatraensis thar, Pococli, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1908, p. 176, 

 Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. vol. xix, p. 823, 1910. 



Capricornis sumatrensis bubalinus, Lydehker, Cat. Hume Bequest 

 Brit. Mus. p. 23, 1913. 



Typical locality Nepal Himalaya. 



Blanford, who pointed out that thar is undoubtedly the 

 earliest scientific name for this serow (which is called thar 

 in Nepal), expressed the opinion that its use is liable to 

 lead to confusion with the vernacular name of He rait rag us 

 jemlahicus. 



Head and upper-parts brownish black ; under-parts dirty 

 or rufous white ; lower portion of legs white or faintly 

 tinged with fawn ; throat-patch absent, or represented by a 

 few white hairs, not continuous with the white of the chin ; 

 coat relatively thin, with little or no under-fur. 



58. 6. 24. 22. Skin, mounted. Nepal. 



Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq., 1858. 



42. 4. 10. 14. Skin, mounted. Nepal; collected by liev. 

 E. Everest. Purchased, 1842. 



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