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massive at the base than is to be met with in those of either N, s. rubidus 

 or N. sumatyaenyiis . These black Serow were I am told for the most part 

 nearly if not quite black and were shot in the Chin Hills and are probably 

 either N. s. rohinsoni or the Malay Serow C. s. sioetteyihami. If I am 

 correct in my surmise it would therefore appear as if there were three 

 races or allied forms of Serow to be met with in Burma. But as I am 

 treading on new and dangerous ground, not being an expert on these 

 matters, I may be mistaken and am open to correction. I see from an 

 article written by Mr. 0. B. Moggridge which is published on page 981 of 

 the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. XIX (No. 4), that 

 the black and the rufous variety exists in most part of Upper Burma. It 

 would be interesting to know whether the rufous-red variety shot by him 

 was the C. s. rubidus or only a form intermediate between the black and 

 the red or in other words the C. s. sumatraensis and whether the black variety 

 which he has not named was C. s. robinsoni or C. s. sivettenhami . With a 

 view to having the head mounted I succeeded in saving the mask and skin 

 of the last animal shot by me here in May this year, a very old male of the 

 C. s, rubidus type. The following, although a somewhat clumsy description, 

 is as accurate a description of this animal as I was capable of putting 

 down on paper at the time. 



Height 35|- inches ; length from nose to tip of tail 54 inches; girth of 

 body 38 inches ; length of both horns 9^ inches, girth of ditto at burr or 

 base 5^ inches. 



The hair of the upper portion of the back and body extending from the 

 tail to neck and down either side for a short distance, was of a dark brown 

 or rusty red colour. The back and upper portion of the body and legs was 

 of a distinctly darker brown colour than the upper or under portions of the 

 neck which was of li.f^hter brown or yellow colour whilst a dirty white or 

 light yellow patch extended from the chin to the throat and chest for a 

 distance of about a foot. A distinct black line or dorsal stripe of short 

 black hair, from a quarter to half an inch in width, extends from the root 

 of the tail along the back where it disappears on meeting a short but per- 

 ceptible mane of about two or three inches in length of a dark brown colour 

 which extends from the neck backwards along the back for a distance of 

 about 15 to 18 inches. The coat along the whole of the back portion of 

 the body from tail to mane for some 8 to 10 inches down and along either 

 side of the dorsal stripe and for about three quarters of the animal's length 

 has a grey or grizzled appearance, the brown or red being somewhat 

 profusely interspersed with grey or white hairs. These grey hairs were 

 nearly if not entirely absent in the case of the two females shot by me in 

 the same locality and I am of opinion that the grey or grizzled appearance 

 along the back of the red variety is only met with or is more marked in the 

 case of very old males. The ears were edged and tipped with very short 

 black hair whilst the hair inside the ears which was thin and longer though 

 scanty, was of dirty whitish appearance. Hair on lips of a dirty white or 

 yellow colour. Hair on body, neck, head and ears generally very short 

 and scanty in some places and of a dirty yellow or light brown appearance 

 on inside of legs and down to the hoofs. Hair on stomach and legs longer 

 than on rest of body although not plentiful. Tail thinly clad with a bunch 

 of coarse hair running to a point. The tail alone without the hair measured 

 3j inches and with the hair 4f . 



Tail bare underneath. Cofour of hair on tail of a dark brown colour 

 verging on black. I am afraid many of the details recorded have been 

 noted before and are doubtless worthless to a naturalist but they may 

 nevertheless interest other sportsmen. I regret to say that I did not 

 record at the time it was shot an accurate description of the Serow bagged 



