Game Animals of India, etc. 



The horsemen of the Rami of Kutch take advantage of 

 the mares when in foal by riding them down and 

 spearing them ; this feat (which is certainly practised) 

 being probably impracticable under any other circum- 

 stances, on account of the extreme fleetness of these 

 animals. Baluchis, mounted on their swift mares, 

 capture young ghor-khar by riding after them in 

 relays, sometimes with the aid of greyhounds, until 

 they succumb from sheer exhaustion. Probably in 

 certain parts of their habitat, such as the Rann ot 

 Kutch, where, at certain seasons, there is no water but 

 such as is salt, o;hor-khar must po for considerable 

 periods without drinking. Like the kiang, these 

 wild asses, in spite of their fleetness of foot, are by 

 no means well-bred-looking animals, the head being 

 disproportionately large and heavy, as well as ungrace- 

 fully carried. 



THE GAUR, OR INDIAN BISON 



(Bos [Bihs'] gaurus) 



Native Names.^ — Gaur and Gauri-gai, Hindustani ; 

 Gayal in Orissa ; Gaor (male) and Gaib (female) 

 IN Chutia Nagpur ; Sainal^ Ho-kol ; Gaviyny 

 Mahrathi ; Pera-mao of the Southern Gonds ; 

 Kdtuerimai^ Tamil ; Karkona^ Karti^ Kard-yemmCy 

 Kard-korna and Doddu^ Canarese ; Karthu and 

 PaothUy Malabari ; Mithan^ Assamese ; Selori 

 in Chittagong ; Pyoung^ Burmese ; Seladangy 

 Malay. 



(Plate ii, figs, i, \d) 



In addition to the foregoing list of designations, the 

 great wild ox of India is frequently called in various 

 parts of the peninsula by several names meaning wild 

 buffalo. By English sportsmen, on the other hand,, 



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