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Kemas henry anus, Henry, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1890, p. 93. 



Vrotragus evansi, Lydekker, Zoologist (4), IX, p, 83, 1905; id. 

 The Game Animals of India, etc., p. 153, 1907; Evans, Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. 1905, p. 311. 



Nem(rrhcedus griseus, Pocock, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1908, pp. 199-202. 



Distinguishable from the two Himalayan forms above described 

 by two main characters ; the skin of the tail is about five inches 

 long in the adult and the black stripe on the foreleg instead of 

 passing over the knee and running down the middle line of the 

 cannon bone to the fetlock, turns aside at the knee and usually 

 passes down the outer side of the cannon bone to the false hoof 

 and spreads thence on to the back of the fetlock and pastern. 



The colour varies considerably individually from a dirty yellow 

 or greyish-brown to a rich dark brown and a black spinal stripe 

 may be distinctly defined or scarcely traceable. The hairs of the 

 tail are black above and below and the entire tail with its long 

 fringing hairs may reach a length of ten inches. The pale patch 

 on the throat is tinged with yellow, especially marginally. The 

 lower portion of the foreleg is blackish externally and behind, the 

 knee and the inner side of this part of the limb being pale. The 

 corresponding area of the hind leg is brownish behind and fawn 

 or greyish fawn in front. The fetlocks and pasterns themselves 

 vary in colour from ferruginous to fawn or white irrespective of 

 season and sex. 



Distribution. — Eastern Tibet (Moupin) Szechuen and Ichang in 

 Southern China to Arakan in Burma. ? Assam. 



Nemorhcedus griseus was based upon a specimen from Moupin in 

 Eastern Tibet. Subsequently Milne-Edwards described under the 

 name cinereus, another species from the same locality, regarding 

 the two as distinct because of certain differences in the skull and 

 teeth. But since the example of griseus was a comparatively 

 young animal with the teeth unworn and the last molar not 

 entirely erupted, while that of cinereus was quite old with the teeth 

 much worn, it is in the highest degree probable, in my opinion, 

 that the diff"erences relied upon were due to age. 



In the British Museum there are several specimens of Gorals 

 from Southern China which seem to be inseparable from N. 

 griseus. Some of these are from Szechuen and others from Ichang. 

 These exhibit very instructive individual variation in colour. One 

 male example shot in Ichang on September 9th has a poor coat 

 of a dirty yellow brown colour, with a very distinct black spinal 

 stripe and the feet rusty yellow. Another, also a male, shot on 

 the same day, has the coat mixed brown and gre}', no distinct 

 spinal stripe and the feet white. A third, also a male, shot in 

 December, has the coat richer brown Math the spinal stripe less 

 distinct than in the first specimen, the feet fawn, that is to say, 

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