Game Animals of India, etc. 



natural history is known as jharal. On the other hand, 

 in Chamba the serow figures as the goa, a name properly 

 pertaining to the Tibetan gazelle ; while in the Suleman 

 range the name sarao is applied to the markhor, and in 

 Sind to the wild goat. 



As mentioned above, the Himalayan serow {Nemo- 

 rhadus sumatrensis bubalinus) is a local race of the 

 Sumatran species, from the typical race of which it is 

 distinguished by the greyer tone of the coat, and more 

 especially by the circumstance that the lower parts of 

 the legs are white or grey, instead of being of the same 

 rufous tinge as the hair of the body. The maximum 

 recorded horn-measurements are as follows : length, 

 12J ; basal circumference, 6i ; and tip-interval, 2 J 

 inches ; these being taken from a Garhwal specimen in 

 the possession of Mr. A. O, Hume. Next to this are 

 examples respectively measuring 12 and 11 inches in 

 length, while there are several specimens varying 

 between 10 and lo^ inches. The height at the shoulder 

 apparently ranges between 33 and 37 or 38 inches, 

 while the weight varies between 120 and 190 pounds. 



As regards colour, the Himalayan serow may be 

 described as blackish or dark grey on the upper-parts, 

 with a generally grizzled appearance, owing to the 

 whitish bases of the hairs, the head, neck, and mane 

 being black. On the flanks, buttocks, upper portion of 

 the limbs, chest, and throat, the black of the back passes 

 into rusty red, which in turn gives place on the under 

 part of the body, the inner side of the thighs, and the 

 lower portion of the legs to dirty white or greyish ; the 

 inside of the ears and the front and sides of the chin 

 being likewise white, but of a purer tint. Frequently 

 a black line down the back may be more or less clearly 



distinguished 



The range of the Himalayan serow extends along 

 the outer and middle Himalaya from Kashmir to the 

 Mishmi Hills, at elevations between about 6000 and 

 12,000 feet. In Kashmir the animal appears to be 



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