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shan Zappey shot, in June 1908, a Goral which he thought looked 

 different from either of the above. Unfortunately it fell on a 

 ledge and could not be retrieved. Possibly this was referable to 

 the Ashy Thibetan Goral {N. cinereus), which is distinguished 

 from the foregoing species by its nearly uniform, distinctly 

 ashy colour ; the whitish patches on the throat and feet 

 smaller ; tail longer and more bushy. 



Though of quiet colour, Goral are pretty little beasts, and 

 their heads make neat trophies. In a general way they look 

 like small Serow, having similar but smaller horns, and a rather 

 coarse shaggy hair, with a wool-like under-fur, but they have no 

 mane, though the hair along the back of the neck is somewhat 

 crested. They make a curious, rather penetrating, hissing 

 noise when alarmed, and in early April, at any rate, this noise 

 is commonly heard when traversing their haunts. Unlike their 

 near allies, the Serow, they are comparatively social animals, 

 and several are usually found together. The native name is 

 " Yeh Yang-tsze " (Wild Goat) or " Ai (Ngai) Yang-tsze " 

 (Cliff Goat). The flesh is dark coloured and moderately good 

 eating, far superior to that of the Serow or Takin. 



The " Grey Goral " ranges up to 8000 feet altitude in the 

 summer, but comes lower down in winter. The haunts are 

 always scrub-clad cliff-country, and it does not appear to 

 frequent timber. The geographical range is considerable, being 

 apparently limited only by the nature of the country up to the 

 altitude given. To my knowledge this animal extends from 

 Lungan Fu in the north to Tachienlu in the west and Wa shan 

 in the south, Goral also occur in western Yunnan, and 

 extend down to Burmah, where the species is different. The 

 probability is that Goral are common to all the precipitous 

 country between 1000 and 8000 feet from western Hupeh, 

 through western Szechuan and southwards to Burmah. 



TAKIN, " YEH NIU " (WILD CATTLE) 



Few animals have attracted more attention during recent 

 years than this strange and interesting ruminant. The 

 existence of this animal in Western China has been known these 

 many years, but it was not until 1908 that specimens were 



