188 THE SEEOW. 



On the road by Palang to Benara, we saw 

 numerous gerow tracks, but only got a running 

 shot at a female. The last day I shot a serow, 

 the first I had killed. They are something 

 between a jackass and a tahir in appearance, 

 and about the size of the former. The hair 

 or fur is coarse and rough, blackish on the 

 upper parts, reddish on the sides, and inclining 

 to white below ; along the back of the neck, 

 and to between the shoulders, it is long, and 

 gives the animal the appearance of a mane. 

 The legs rather long and stout. Strongly 

 made about the neck, with rather a large 

 head furnished with horns, of from ten to 

 fourteen niches in length, about four inches 

 in cu'cumference at the base, round, winged 

 about halfway up, and tapering to a sharp 

 point, they curve backwards, lying almost 

 close to the neck. Although widely spread 

 throughout the hills, the serow is by far the 

 least numerous of any animals of the same 

 class, and is principally found in thickly 

 wooded ravines, and forests where the ground 

 is steep and rocky. It is rather a stupid 



