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MR. A. DE CARLE SOWERBY ON 



Genus Nemorh^edus *', 



There are some thirty-two (32) specimens of Goral in the 

 collection, representing, according to Heucle, seventeen (17) 

 species as follows : — 



The general areas from which the above specimens were 

 obtained are sepaiable in xnuch the same way as those from which 

 the Serows were- collected, viz, : — 



(a) Ohekiang Pj-ovince, 



(&) Yichang, on the Yang-tze, Central Hupei. 



(c) N.E, Ssuchua-n, S, Shensi, and IST.E. Hupei, 



id) Moupin and W. Ssuchuan. 



{e) Manchuria (Noi"thern and Western). 



Besides these areas, Gorals are also to be found in Chihli and 

 North Shansi on the Mongolian frontier, in neither of which nor 

 in Manchui'ia are Serows kpowxi to occur. 



It will be seen that by far the largest number (15) of the 

 specimens in the collection come from Chen-kou-ting in N.E. 

 Ssuchuan. A careful examination showed that they could not be 

 separated one from the other — at least, on the evidence of their 

 skulls. As regards the coloration, which, as with the Serows, 

 seems to have been one of the chief points in Heude's classi- 

 fication, it must be noted that there is considerable seasonal 

 variation in the pelts of Gorals, I could not get hold of the skins 

 of Heude's specimens, however, so am not in a position to say 

 definitely whethej- he did or did not fall into the mistake of con- 

 sidering seasonal differences as specific ones, but an examination 

 of the skulls themselves and also his coloured plates, together 

 Avith my own experience in the field regarding the extreme 

 variability of Gorals' pelts during the seasons, lead me to suspect 

 that he did, 



* By Htnule this genus \yas nanicd Kemas. 



