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as high up as possible. Every slope should be carefully examined, and 
on reaching the edge of each ravine it should be thoroughly reconnoitred. 
Being good climbers, the gooral may be found in all sorts of places— 
on narrow ledges, on the face of steep precipices, on gentle slopes of 
young grass, and among scattered bushes or forest trees, As little noise 
as possible should be made; talking should never be allowed, for 
nothing frightens game so much. Frequently after firmg a shot or 
two on a hill-side, other animals may be found quietly feeding a little 
further on, whereas if there has been any shouting or talking the beasts 
will have been driven away. Shcoting over a hill does not appear 
to have the effect of frightening gooral away; when disturbed they 
seldom go far, and may be found again on their old ground in the course 
of a day or two. On detecting the presence of danger, the gooral 
generally stands still, and utters several sharp hisses before moving 
away.” 
SizeE.—Height, 28 to 30 inches; length, about 4 feet; horns, from 6 
to 9 inches, 
I must here include one of the most curious animals in India, a 
creature resembling at first sight the African gnu. About a couple 
of years ago, a friend of mine, who hails from the “land o’ cakes,’ 
called to ask me about a strange animal he had noticed in the Museum. 
“They call it a ‘takin,’” said he; ‘‘and if I did not think they were 
above jokes in such a dry-bone establishment, I should say in the lan- 
guage of my native country, that it is a ‘tak’ in, for it does not look 
natural at all.” I turned up Hodgson’s account of the creature for him, 
to prove that it was not a hoax. It was first brought to notice by the 
above naturalist about thirty years ago, and he gave it the name 
Ludorcas, from the two Greek words signifying ox and gazelle. 
His account of it appears in the ‘ Journal of the Asiatic Society,’ 
vol. xix., 1850. It is again mentioned in the ‘P. Z. S.’ for 1853, with 
a plate (No. xxxvi.), and a further account of it, with several plates, 
will be found in Professor Milne-Edwards’s ‘ Recherches sur les Mammi- 
teres * (pp: 367 to 377). 
As my time has been very much occupied lately, I have not been 
able to go through all that has been written on this singular antelope, 
but I have been fortunate enough to find a willing helper in Mr. 
J. Cockburn, who, always ready to assist in the study to which he has 
devoted himself, has given me the following notes, which I have given in 
the following notice, as they stand under the heading DESCRIPTION. 
