THE GOOEAL. 13 



mid-day, we pitched camp in a charming 

 grove of apricot trees. During the afternoon 

 Robyn shot a few pheasants, and another of 

 the party saw a bear, but could not get near 

 him. I had a stiff walk in company with 

 Wilson after gooral, and had a good shot. 

 Common in the lower and middle hills, the 

 gooral where numerous affords very fair 

 sport ; but it requires a good cragsman to 

 follow them in all places. Rather larger 

 than a barking deer, and more stoutly made, 

 the gooral has a rough coat of a darkish 

 brown colour, with a spot of white under 

 the throat, extending half way down the 

 neck. The male and female are alike, and 

 both have short black horns, round and 

 tapering to a point, ringed a few inches 

 from the base, and curving backwards ; the 

 largest Wilson had seen were eight and a 

 half inches long, and three and a half inches 

 in circumference at the base. The female 

 has young, generally but one, in May or 

 June. The flesh is well tasted, but always 

 very tough. 



