NEMOKU.EDUS, 



513 



This genus is peculiar to South-eastern and Eastern Asia. Two 

 species occur within Indian hmits. The others are N. swmhoei 

 from Formosa, and M. crisims from Japan, both small, about the 

 size of the goral. 



Si/)i02)sis of Indian and Barmese Species. 



Legs white or grey near the feet N. bubalinus, p. 513. 



Legs rufous N. sumatrensis, p. 514. 



352, NemorhaBdus bubalinus. The Himalayan Goat-antelope 

 or iSerow. 



Antilope bubalina, Hodr/son, P. Z. S. 1832, p. 12 ; id. Gleanings Sc. 



iii, p. 122. 

 Antilope tbar, Hodgson, Gleanings Sc. iii, p. 324 (1832) ; id. P. Z. S. 



1833, p. 105, 1834, p. 86 ; id. J. A. S. B. iv, p. 489. 

 Capricornis thar, Ogilhg, P. Z. S. 1836, p. 139. 



Nemorhsedus proelivus vel thar, Hodgson, J. A. S. B. x, p. 913 (1841). 

 Capricornis bubalina, Adams, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 522 ; Blyth, Cat. 



p. 174. 

 Nemorhosdus bubalina, Jerdon, Mam. p. 283 ; Blanford, J. A. S. B. 



xli, pt. 2, p. 40; Anderson, An. Zool. Pes. p. 335. 

 Nemorhsedus bubalinus, TV. Sclater, Cat. p. 149. 

 Sardo, N.W. Himalayas ; Pdniu, Hil/, Sdldhhir, Kaslimii- ; Goa, 

 Chamba ; Aimii, Kunawar ; Yamu, Kulu ; Thar, Nepal ; Gya, Bhotia 

 of Sikhim ; Sichi, Lepcha. 



Fig. 170. — Skull and horns of NemorhcBius bubalinus. 



Form heavy, head large. Ears large. Hair coarse, rather tiiin, 

 of moderate length ; a crest of rather longer hair from the ]iape 

 to the w ithers ; no nnderfur. 



Colour black or dark grey above, somewhat grizzled owing to 

 the hair being whitish at the base ; head and neck black. The 

 black passes into rusty red on the sides, buttocks, thighs, forearms, 

 chest, and throat ; abdomen, inside of thighs, and lower part of all 



