NEMOEH^DUS. 513 



This genus is peculiar to South-eastern and Eastern Asia. Two 

 species occur within Indian limits. The others are N. swinhoei 

 from Formosa, and N. crispus from Japan, both small, about the 

 size of the goral. 



Synopsis of Indian and Burmese Species. 



Legs white or grey near the feet N. bubalinus, p. 513. 



Legs rufous N. sumatrensis, p. 514. 



352. Nemorhaedus bubalinus. The Himalayan Goat-antelope 

 or tierow, 



Antilope bubalina, Hodgson, P. Z. S. 1832, p. 12 ; id. Gleanings Sc. 



iii, p. 122. 

 Antilope thar, Hodgson, Gleanings Sc. iii, p. 324 (1832) ; id. P. Z. S. 



1833, p. 105, 1834, p. 86 ; id. J. A. S. B. iv, p. 489. 

 Capricornis thar, Offilby, P. Z. S. 1836, p. 139. 

 Nemorhaedus proclivus vel thar, Hodgson, J. A. S. B. x, p. 913 (1841). 

 Capricornis bubalina, Adams, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 522 ; Blyth, Cat. 



p. 174. 

 Nemorhoedus bubalina, Jerdon, Mam. p. 283 ; Blanford, J. A. S. B. 



xli, pt. 2, p. 40 ; Anderson, An. Zool. Res. p. 335. 

 Neinorhaedus bubalinus, W. Sclater, Cat. p. 149. 



Sardo, N.W. Himalayas; Rdmu, Half, Sdldbhir, Kashmir; Gon, 

 Chamba; Aimu, Kunawar; Yamu, Kulu ; Thar, Nepal; Gya, Bhotia 

 of Sikhim ; Sichi, Lepcha. 



Fig. 170. Skull and horns of Nemorh&dus bubalinus. 



Form heavy, head large. Ears large. Hair coarse, rathor thin, 

 of moderate length ; a crest of rather longer hair from the nape 

 to the withers ; no underfur. 



Colour black or dark grey above, somewhat grizzled owing to 

 the hair being whitish at the base ; head and neck black. The 

 black passes into rusty red on the sides, buttocks, thighs, forearms, 

 chest, and throat ; abdomen, inside of thighs, and lower part of all 



