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Two males ; front of fore legs dark. Nepal. Presented by 

 B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



A female; rufous, without any dorsal streak, and with the 

 front of the fore legs pale. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodg- 

 son, Esq. 



The imperfect skin of a male, with two horns. Nepal. Pre- 

 sented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



OSTEOLOGY. Skull, t. 



Horns. North India. 



Frontal bone, with horns. 



Skull, with lower jaw. India. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, 

 Esq. 



Skull. India. 



DRAWINGS. 



Drawing of male and female. Hodgson, Icon. ined. B. M. 

 t. 152. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



Drawing of male, copied from Hamilton Smith, with details of 

 head added. Hodgson, Icon. ined. B. M. t. 153. Presented by 

 B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



Drawing of male, with details of head. Hodgson, Icon. ined. 

 B. M. t. 154. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



M. De Blainville, in describing this animal, from Dr. Bucha- 

 nan Hamilton's drawing in the India House Library, read Moor- 

 shadabad, the habitat, for Hoornadabad, and thought it the 

 name of the animal. 



The Chouka inhabits the forests of India, avoiding the moun- 

 tains and open plains. They are not gregarious ; rutting in sum- 

 mer, and gestating six months, the young mostly born in January 

 or February. They are very shy, and when hunted lie close or 

 go oif far ahead, bounding like the common Antelope, and hence 

 one of their names from Chouk, a leap. Hodgson. 



2. TETRACERUS IODES. The RUSTY-RED CHOUSINGHA. 



Tetracerus lodes, Hodgson, Calcutta J. N. H. 1847, t. 4. f. 3. 

 Hob. India. Nepal. 



OSTEOL. Hodgson, 1. c. t. 4. f. 3, skull. 



3. TETRACERUS PACCERVIS. The FULL-HORNED CHOU- 



SINGHA. 

 Tetracerus paccervis, Hodgson, Calcutta J. N. H. 1847, t. 4. 



f. 1, 2. 

 Hab. India. Nepal. 



OSTEOL. Hodgson, 1. c. t. 4. f. 1, 2, skull. 



