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shikaries in this part ‘bhutar.? They are very much smaller than the four- 
horned antelope, having very sharp thin horns about two inches in length, 
which are perfectly smooth, as if polished, and black. The colour of the 
skin is light brown, somewhat like a chinkara, white inside the limbs and 
under the belly. The hair on the skin is short, smooth and glossy. The feet 
are exceedingly small, about one-third in size smaller than that of the four- 
horned antelope. They are very retiring little creatures, and very difficult to 
bag. They run, or, more appropriately, bound with amazing swiftness when 
disturbed, and disappear like some passing shadow. These little deer live 
on the lower spurs of the hills, and are generally found in pairs. They are 
very plump, and appear to be always in good condition. The last one I shot 
was last year. The females are hornless. 
“The four-horned antelope is described accurately by Mr. Sterndale, only 
that, in my humble opinion, I do not consider it to be the smallest of the 
ruminant species. The ‘Bheel’ name for this creature is ‘fonkra.’ It is 
found in the thick jungles at the foot of the hills. It selects some secluded 
spot, which it does not desert when disturbed, returning invariably to its 
hiding-place when the coast is clear. I noticed this very particularly. The 
hair of the ‘fonkra’ is comparatively much longer than the bhutar’s, and the 
colour is a great deal darker. Could Mr. Sterndale kindly let me know the 
Latin name for the ‘bhutar’? I am sure it can’t be Cervulus aureus 
(kakur, or barking deer), because the colour given of this deer is a beautiful 
bright glossy red or chesnut, while, as I have mentioned above, the colour of 
the bhutar is light brown.” 
“ Bheel’s” “ bhutar ” is evidently Elliot’s szb-guadricornutus. 
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The Gaur. 
The Gaur, p. 482.—Jerdon doubted the existence of this animal in the 
Himalayan Terai, according to Hodgson’s assertion ; but Hodgson was right, 
for I have a letter before me which I received some time back from Dr. W. 
Yorsyth, stating that a few days previously a companion of his shot a large 
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