CONTENTS 



PAGE 



PREFACE . . . . . . . . v 



INTRODUCTION. ....'..... xi 



Family BOVID^: . . . . . . . 1 



The Gaur. Bos (Bibos) gaurus . . . . .1 



The Gayal. Bos (Bibos) frontalis 2 



The Yak. Bos (Poephagus) grunniens .... 3 



The Indian Buffalo, or Arna. Bos (Bubalus) bubalis . . 4 



A. Typical Eace. Bos bubalis bubalis ... 4 



B. Assam Dun Buffalo. Bos bubalis fulvus . . 5 



The Argali. Ovis ammon. ...... 5 



A. Tibetan Argali. Ovis amnion hodgsoni. . . 6 

 B. Kashgarian Argali. Ovis ammon humei . . 6 

 C. Pamir Argali. Ovis ammon poli . . . .8 



The Urial, or Sha. Ovis vignei ...... 9 



A. Astor and Ladak Urial. Ovis vignei vignei . . 9 



B. Punjab Urial. Ovis vignei punjabiensis . . 10 



C. Afghan Urial. Ovis vignei cycloceros . . .10 



The Bharal, or Blue Sheep. Pseudois nahoor . . .11 



The Sind Wild Goat. Capra hircus blythi . . . .12 



The Asiatic Ibex. Capra sibirica . . . . .13 



A. Kashmir Race. Capra sibirica sakeen . . .13 



B. Lahul Eace. Capra sibirica filippii . . .14 



The Markhor. Capra falconeri ...... 14 



A. Astor Markhor. Capra falconeri falconeri . . 15 

 B. Pir-Panjal Markhor. Capra falconeri cashmiriensis 16 

 C. Gilgit or Hazara (?) Markhor. Capra falconeri, 



subsp. ........ 17 



D. Cabul Markhor. Capra falconeri megaceros . . 18 



E. Suleman Markhor. Capra falconeri jerdoni . . 20 



The Tahr. Hemitragus jemlaicus . . . . .21 



The Nilgiri Tahr. Hemitragus hylocrius . . . .22 



The Takin. Budorcas taxicolor. . . . . .22 



The Serow, or Sarao. Capricornis sumatrensis . . .23 

 A. Himalayan, or Nepal, Serow. Capricornis suma- 

 trensis bubalinus. . . . . . .23 



B. Kashmir Serow. Capricornis sumatrensis humei . 24 

 C. Arakan Serow. Capricornis sumatrensis rubidus . 25 

 D. Sze-chuan Serow. Capricornis sumatrensis milne- 



edwardsi . 25 



