330 ON THE WHITE-MANED SEROW. [ Nov. 28, 
In his note of 1890, Dr. Henry described the White-maned 
Serow as being as tall as a cow, and employed by the natives of 
Central China for riding and as a beast of burden. This, I think, 
is somewhat exaggerating matters (unless a very small breed of 
cattle is referred to), and a good-sized donkey would seem to be a 
better standard of comparison. Although, from the circumstance 
that the skull still retains the last two premolars, and therefore 
indicates an animal not yet fully mature, it is possible that the 
specimen in the Museum does not quite represent the full height 
attained by the species, yet it certainly cannot fall very short of 
this, and, as mounted, the skin indicates an animal only about 
three inches taller than the ordinary Himalayan or (as it may 
well be called) Black-maned Serow. 
The general build and type of coloration approximate to those 
of the last-named animal, although im two respects there are 
marked peculiarities in the matter of colourmg. The horns are 
small and very thickly rmged for more than half then length, 
differing, I think, in these respects to some extent from those of 
the Himalayan animal, although, on account of the immaturity 
of the Museum specimen, I cannot be confident on these points. 
The ears certainly appear to be larger, but here again it is difficult 
to say that there may not have been shrinkage in the mounting 
of the Himalayan specimens. 
The general colour of the upper-parts is mingled black and 
white, but the face and outer surface of the ears are blackish 
brown, with an admixture of chestnut hairs on the upper part of 
the forehead and the sides of the upper lips. The insides of the 
ears and part of the muzzle are white, but the white area on the 
latter is of much smaller extent than in the Himalayan species, 
being confined to the margins of the upper lips, although wider 
on the lower lips, whence it extends as a streak on the sides of the 
jaws. A large patch on the throat, another on the chest, and 
the whole mane are dirty white. On the other hand, the lower 
portion of the buttocks, the whole hind limb (except a light 
streak inside), and the middle third of the tail are bright mahogany 
or ferruginous red. The fore legs from the knees downwards, 
and to some extent on their inner and outer sides above the 
latter, are of a lighter and more chestnut-red. 
The upward extension of the red of the legs and its deeper tone 
are features of this species as contrasted with the Himalayan and 
Sumatran Serows, which are best regarded as varieties of one 
species, the latter distinguished by the legs being chestnut in place 
of wholly white. It appears, however, that in some cases the 
Sumatran Serow has the mane white, as in the present animal. 
The prevalence of bright red, reddish yellow, and yellow in the 
colouring of mammals of the West Tibetan province, as exemplified 
by Rhinopithecus roellane, Budorcas taxicolor tibetana, and the 
present species, is very remarkable, and stands in need of 
explanation. 
The skull belonging to the same individual as the skin is in a 
