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measuring 28f obtained by Capt. (subsequently General Sir Bindon Blood) 

 in Jeypore, the measurements were recorded by A. O. Hume. 



A Black Buck head measuring 30| inches is recorded in the ' Asian ' of 

 1880. Writing from Mussoorie on the 11th of April 1880 a correspondent 

 who signs himself, " Gangootri Shikari " describing the shooting of this 

 animal says : " A party consisting of M. L. and myself who were out shoot- 

 ing towards the Mohun Pass on tho road to Mussoorie, during the Easter 

 week came across the owner of these enormous horns in a raid on a bag of 

 wheat which had by some chance or the other lain neglected on the road. 

 He was too intent to perceive us, This was at night and a shot on the 

 head brought him to. By the strictest measurements his horns came to 

 30| inches." 



It would be interesting to know whether the record head now in the 

 possession of Capt. J. MacRae Gitstrap is the same as the one referred to 

 by ' Gangootri Shikari ' the difference of \ of an inch in the measurement 

 could be easily accounted for by shrinkage. — Editors. 



No. V.- 



-A GOOD HEAD OF THE GOA OR TIBETAN ANTELOPE 



(PANTHALOPS HODGSON I.) 



{With a block.) 



In May 1919, I shot a Goa or Tibetan Gazelle beyond the Tso-Morari Lake 

 inRupshu, at an altitude of about 16,000 ft. The horns which have been 

 officially taped by Rowland Ward are 14y in length, and thus equal the record 

 given in the latest edition of his " Records of Big Game." 



Lydekker in his " Game Animals of India, etc.," writes of a head of 14|", 

 whilst Blanford in his Mammalia says that the longest recorded horns of this 

 species measure 15"75". No details are given of this latter head. Goa horns of 

 over 14" being so rare, .1 enclose a photograph of the specimen shot. 



POONA, 



^th November 1920. 



P. LUDLOW. 



