124 THE FOREST AND THE FIELD. 



Burrul are generally found on the grassy slopes 

 between the limits of the forest and the snow line, 

 and there, in unfrequented regions, they may be 

 seen several score together browsing like tame 

 sheep. They are not difficult stalking, except in 

 places where often disturbed ; then they become 

 shy and wary. When alarmed they utter a shrill 

 kind of snort, retiring rather leisurely, and stop- 

 ping at times as if to satisfy their curiosity as to 

 the cause of alarm. They breed in June and July 

 the males and females associating all the year 

 round, although flocks of young males are occa- 

 sionally met with in the summer. On the Ladac 

 side of the Himalaya, there is a variety of this 

 species called the napor. 



The thaar, or Himalayan wild goat, a most 

 noble-looking animal, is gregarious, being often 

 found in large flocks. A ram before the rut- 

 ting season frequently weighs over three hundred 

 pounds, measuring five feet and a half including 

 the head, and forty-six inches at the shoulder. The 

 female is a most inferior-looking animal in com- 

 parison with the male, not being one half the size. 



