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hunter said that it was very difficult to make them 

 break cover even with dogs. 



Other animals of which we heard, but never saw, 

 were the wild oxen of Thibet. They are found 

 twenty to twenty-five days' journey in the interior 

 of the Golok country. 



The natives call them .ffrcw^pronounced Drong}. 

 They were described as being larger than the 

 largest yak, black in colour, and very wild. 



The natives hunt them in the following manner : 

 A herd having been located, a deep hole is dug, in 

 which the hunters conceal themselves. When an 

 animal comes within range they open fire on him. 

 It seems a somewhat uncertain, not to say un- 

 sportsmanlike, method of shooting. 



Their horns are long, 6 in. and more in diameter 

 at the base, hold over 20 measures of corn, and are 

 used by the Goloks for this purpose. At Taochow 

 George procured skins of the golden-haired monkey 

 ( Rhinopithecus roxellanoe). Mr. Fergusson writes 

 as follows : " These monkeys are remarkable 

 animals ; they have bright blue faces and dark 

 brown eyes ; their nose looks as if a bright blue 

 butterfly was sitting with its wings open in the 

 middle of their face ; they have a long golden 

 mane down their back. At Kwan-hsien (Szechuan) 

 I saw a skin with hair 18 in. long and valued at 

 12 15s. These skins are collected and sent to the 

 Imperial Family, and when made up into garments 

 are allowed to be worn by them only." 



