IBEX GROUND. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 THE IBEX (Capra Warryato] 



Ibex on Neilgherries and Pulneys Cause of decrease Descrip- 

 tion of Annanmllay ibex hills Coochmullay " Despera- 

 tion Chasm" Unsuccessful stalk Shoot two sambur 

 Pig's nest Perringoondah Mullay Difficulties en route 

 Fresh tracks of elephunts The shooting ground Kill a 

 saddle back Demoralised Carders Shoot another buck 

 Find a herd Shoot two bucks and a doe Get a right and 

 left Lose both animals over precipice Awkward predica- 

 ment Cobra Leeches Measurement of ibex Return to 

 Toonacudavoo Subsequently revisit hill Tiger Ibex in 

 Scinde Ibex ground near Goodaloor Scarcity of ibex 

 Numeroug on Annamullays Stalking tactics. 



IN former years this animal, the wild goat of the Neil- 

 gherries was plentiful in certain favoured localities on 



