HEMITRAGUS. 



509 



in the same plane as the forehead and curving backward, compressed, 

 angulare in front. Otherwise as in Capra. 



This genus is by many naturalists united to Capra, but appears 

 fairly separable, the skull and horns differing greatly. The only 

 two known species are Indian. Their habits are precisely those of 

 goats. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



Horns flattened externally. Mammae 4 H. femlaicus, p. 509. 



Horns convex externally. Mammae 2 H. hylocrius, p. 511. 



A fossil species, H. sivalensis, has been found in the Pliocene of 

 theSiwaliks. 



Fig. 168. Hemitragt.s jemlaiciis. 



350. Hemitragus jemlaicus. The Tehr or Tahr. 

 Capra iemlahica, Ham. Smith, Griffith's An. King, iv, p. 308, pi. 



(1827) ; Sclafer, P.Z. S. 1886, p. 317 ; W. Sclater, Cat, p. 146. 

 Capra jharal, Hodgson, As. lies, xviii, pt. 2, p. 129, pi. (1833) j id. 



P. Z. S. 1834, p. 106 ; id. J. A. S. B. iv, p. 491. 

 Capra quadrimammis, Hodgson, J. A. S. B. iv, p. 710 ; v, p. 254 

 Hemitragus quadrimammis vd jharal, Hodgson, J. A.S. B. x, p. 91-3. 

 Hemitragus jemlaicus, Adams, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 523; B.yth, Cat. 

 p. 175 T Jerdon, Mam. p. 286 ; Blanford, J. A. S. B. xh, pt. 2, p. 40 ; 

 LydeTtker, J. A. S. B. xlvi, p. 286. 



Tehr, Jehr, Western Himalayas; Krds, Jagla, Kashmiri: Jhula J, 

 Tahrni $,Kunawar; Esbu, Sutlej above Chini ; Kart, Kulu, Chamba, 

 &c. ; Jharal, Nepal, 



Hair on head short, on body longer, and on the neck,^ shoulders, 



2 M % 



