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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Head ot Brown Himalayan Goral. From a Nepalese specimen 

 in the British Museum. 



HIMALAYAN and BURMESE GORALS (Urotragus goral, etc.). 



Goral of the W. Himalaya. Py, Par, Rat, Rom of Kashmir. 



Sd/iare, Sarr of the Sutlej valley. 



The gorals are near relatives of the serows, from which they may be 

 distinguished by their generally smaller size, shorter horns, and absence 

 of face-glands, as well as by certain differences in the conformation of the 

 skull. The horns curve regularly backwards, are conical in form, and 

 marked by small irregular ridges for the greater part of their length. 

 The hair is somewhat rough and shaggy, and the tail considerably 

 longer than in the chamois. Height at shoulder from 26 to 28 inches ; 

 weight from 58 to 63 Ibs. 



By English sportsmen Himalayan goral are commonly termed 

 chamois, their habits being very similar to those of the true chamois. 



Three forms of Indo-Burmese gorals have been described and may 

 be briefly diagnosed as follows : 



i. Urotragus goral. Colour rufous brown, with a white patch on 

 the throat and chin, a black dorsal stripe and tail, and a black stripe 



