1^8 MAMMALIA. 



being somewhat smaller and redder ; since these are exactly the 

 differences between N. sumatrensis and bubalina as pointed out 

 by Blyth, the inference is obvious that N. edwardsii is merely the 

 same reddish variety of N. sumatrensis as that described by Blyth 

 as N. rubida. 



The skull of the true N. sumatrensis has been compared with 

 the description and figure in M. Milne Edwards' work and agrees 

 with it very well. 



Key of the Indian Species. 



a. Smaller, (head and body 50 inches) ; skull with a distinct ridge 

 across the check in front of the eye ; no antorbital depres- 

 sion. N. goral, p. 148. 



d'^. Larger, (head and body 60 to 66 inches) ; skull with a shallow 

 depression in front of the eyes for the reception of the ant- 

 orbital gland. 



I. Larger, (head and body generally over 5 feet) ; black ; legs 

 white. N- bubalinus, p. 149- 



W". Smaller, (head and body generally under 5 feet) ; black or 

 red ; legs the same colour as the body. 



N. sumatrensis, p. 150. 



Nemorhaedus goral. 



"Bouquetin de Nepoul," F. Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Mamm., livr. 41, "with plate. 

 Antilope goral, Hardwicke Linn. Trans., xiv, p. 518, pi. xiv(i823); Wagner 



Hugel's Kaschmir, iv, p. 578. 

 Antilope (Nemorhsedus) goral, H. Smith, Griffith An. Kingd., iv, p. 279, 



(1827) ; Hodgson, P. Z. S., 1834, p. 85 ; id. J. A. S. B., iv, p. 488. 

 Antiloae (Nemorhaedus) duvaucellii, H. Smith, Griffith An. Kingd., iv, p. 



279 (1827). 

 Kemas ghoral, Ogilby P.Z. S., p. 138 (1836). 

 Nemorhaedus goral, Hodgson J. A. S. B., x, p. 913 (1841) ; Gray P. Z. S., 



1850, p. 136 ; Horsfield Cat. E. I. Mus., p. 168 ; id. P. Z. S., 1856, p. 403 ; 



Adams P. Z. S., 1858, p. 523 ; Blyth Cat., p. 17S ; Jerdon Mavini., p. 285 ; 



Stanford J. A. S. B., xli, p. 40 ; Lydekker J. A. S. B., xlvi, p. 286 ; Kinloch 



Large Game Shootings ii, p. 2i, [plate of head] ; Atkinson N. W. P. 



Cazett,, xi, p. 33. 



The Goral or Himalayan Chamois: Goral or Bund-buckree of 

 Paharias ; Pijur Rein or Rom of Kashmir ; Sah of the Sutlej val- 

 ley ; Peij of Chumba ; Suhging, Lepch. ; Ragiyu, Bhotea, 



Distribution. — The southern ranges of the Himalayas, from 

 4,000 feet to 10,000 feet ; Pir Pinjal (Adams) to Sikkim (IBlanford), 

 Kinloch gives also the Siwaliks. 



a. Skin and $ Mussoorie Miss Milman, 1873. 



boms. 



