PREFACE 



Seven years have elapsed since the publication of the 

 original quarto edition of this work, which is now out 

 of print. During that interval considerable progress 

 has been made in the recognition of local races of many 

 of the animals described therein ; some of these races, 

 such as the Shan brown bear and the Tibetan bruan, 

 adding very largely to the geographical range of the 

 species. Another important addition to our knowledge 

 is the occurrence of a goral in Burma. 



Descriptions of these newly recognised forms, to- 

 gether with much other important information, have 

 been incorporated in the present edition, which has 

 thus been brought thoroughly up to date. 



Another innovation is the inclusion of the Malay 

 Peninsula, which is now an integral portion of the British 

 Empire, in the area coming within the purview of the 

 volume. 



In its present smaller and cheaper form the work 

 will be found more convenient to the sportsman in the 

 field than the original edition. 



Since the text was in type I have had an opportunity 

 of seeing the head and neck of the red serow, an animal 

 which has never previously come under my notice. 



