98 THE CAMBING OOTAN. 



habits the wooded mountains of Sumatra, exhibits 

 much activity, and is very goat-like in its appearance 

 and habits. 



Major Smith refers the Goral of General Hard- 

 wicke to this division ; a goat-like antelope inhabit- 

 ing the Himalaya range and the mountains of the 

 Nepaul frontier. The general tint is a grey mouse 

 colour, but almost white about the lower part of 

 the neck and throat ; and darker, with the hair 

 longer, along the upper part of the neck and back, 

 inclining to ferruginous about the legs. The horns 

 are simple, nearly connected at the base, and about 

 four and a half inches long. The height of the ani- 

 mal is about two feet. It is considered by the in- 

 habitants of Nepaul as the most active of the ante- 

 lopes, it is seen in numerous herds, but is rarely 

 taken, except by stratagem ; if the herd is pursued, 

 they disperse, and fly to precipices, and places to 

 which no dogs can follow them.* 



In the proceedings of the Zoological Society for 

 August 1834, there is some information regarding 

 this group communicated by Mr Hodgson. The 

 centre of the horns is hollow and porous, and com- 

 municates with the frontal sinus, which are, however, 

 small, while the core of the horns is only subcellu- 

 lar. The form is suited for heavy climbing or leap- 

 ing. As the species of this group, he enumerates, 

 1. The animal we are now describing: 2. The N. 



* General Hardwicke, in Trans. Linn. Soc. vol. xiv. 

 p. 518. 



