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Old bulls appear to become of an uniform brownish black at 

 times, but the colour doubtless depends on the season, as each hair 

 has the basal two-thirds yellow, and its apical third black, and the 

 young its hair brown with a dark tint. 



The animal would appear to range from about 8,000 ft. to the 

 Alpine region, which is stated to be its habitat. 



Budorcas taxicolor 



As this animal has been found by the Abbe David in 

 Chinese Thibet, future explorations to the north of Burmah 

 should furnish skeletons and details about its habits for the 

 advancement of science. 



There are two skulls in the British Museum in which the 

 prominent chevron is particularly noticeable; and there are 

 also several stuffed specimens. 



XLIV. THIBETAN ANTELOPE {Pantholops Hodgsonii- 

 Sterndale, Kinloch) ; {Kemas Hodgsonii — Ward) 



Cashmeree shikaris know it as ' Her an. ' 

 ' Chiru; or ' Choos 



The Ladak name is 



This rather curious antelope is pretty plentiful in the Chang- 

 chmeno Valley, the only easily accessible place for European 

 sportsmen where it is found. A few are said to have been shot 

 in the neighbourhood of the Mansarovara Lake, near the North- 



