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GAME ANIMALS OF KASHMIR AND ADJACENT HILL PROVINCES. 
BY 
Cou. A. E. Warp. 
(Continued from page 49 of this volume,) 
PART II. 
(With 2 plates and two teat Figures.) 
Having dealt with the Kashmir Deer, it is proposed to take up the animals 
which do not shed their horns, and have a core inside the “‘ horny sheath.” 
These are :— 
The Yak, Sheep, Goats, Goat Antelope, Blue Bull, Antelopes and Gazelles 
They are the great attraction to the sportsmen who visit Kashmir, 
* No. 341—THE Yak (Bos gruniens). 
The “* Dong” of Thibet. 
Index No. | Length. | Girth. | Sportsman’s Name, Locality, etc. 
(1) 31” 14” |Gogra, Ladak. 
(2) 30” 14” ‘/J. Y. Allan-—Pangkong, Ladak. 
(3) 29” 14” |J. Y. Allan—Pangkong, Ladak. 
The protective mantle of religion now prevents the shooting of the sacred 
Yak in His Highness’ dominions, Permission to cross the Frontier is also 
withheld—hence the sportsman must try and obtain leave to shoot to the east- 
ward if bent on having a specimen for his collection. After all, is it worth- 
while to spend hard earned leave on the off chance ? 
The skin of a freshly killed bull is a great weight, and as transport is hard to 
get in the remote hills, it will generally have to be abandoned after taking off 
the tuft of hair on the tail. 
Horns of Yak from other Hill Provinces. 
Index No.| Length. | Girth. Sportsman’s Name, Locality, etc. 
peed ae 
1 354” 15” _|E. I. Phelps (measured by Rowland Ward.) 
2 32” 15” Niti. 
3 31” 143” |A march beyond the Niti Pass. 
4 31” 15” _—_—| Measured in Simla. 
5 31” 15” Do. do. 
* The numbers are those of Blandford’s Mammalia F.B. IL. series. 
