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Chinab ; I have been sbown a considerable number of skins from the former 

 range, all of which are characterized by having short tails and which I have 

 no doubt therefore belong to Arctomys himalayanus ; I have seen no speci- 

 mens of Arctomys caudatus, from this district. 



I am not aware whether or no Marmots occur in the Wardwan. 



Lagomys Roylei occurs not uncommonly in the upper Chinab between 

 Kilar and Tindi ; I did not see any specimens lower down, nor any in 

 Wardwan. 



Fteromys inornatus occurs throughout the Wardwan valley and in the 

 upper Chinab valley as far as Saneh, in considerable numbers ; its peculiar 

 cry is very frequently heard at night, especially in wooded districts. 



Ungtjlata. 



Gervus eashneriensis is found on the Kashmir side of the Wardwan 

 valley, but does not extend to the opposite side, or into the Chinab district. 

 The comparatively few individuals that are found in Wardwan may be re- 

 garded as merely stragglers from Kashmir. 



Ilosclms moscliiferus occurs throughout the Wardwan valley, and very 

 abundantly in the Chinab valley some distance above Kishtwar ; I am not 

 awaie whether or no it extends into Chinab ; it becomes somewhat rare 

 above Saneh in the Chinab valley. 



JSemitragus jemlaicus is exceedingly common in the thickly wooded 

 districts of the lower Wardwan valley, and of the lower half of the upper 

 Chinab valley ; in the latter region the village of Kilar (except in the case 

 of stragglers) seems to mark its eastern range ; this species also occurs in 

 Chamba. The females are very generally found in the thick forests which 

 extend down to the level of the Chinab above Kishtwar, while the males 

 appear to prefer the more open ground which occurs at a higher level ; on 

 more than one occasion I have seen a flock of this species numbering twen- 

 ty individuals. 



Nemorlioedus goral is found in considerable numbers on the southern 

 or Chamba side of the range of mountains running along the southern bank 

 of the Chinab, and a few individuals may be found on the northern side of 

 the same range ; but the range of the species is limited to the north by the 

 Chinab. 



Nemorlicedus luhalina ; of this species I have not heard of or seen any 

 individuals in our country. 



Capra sihirica ; the range of this species in the Kishtwar district is 

 limited to the west by the Wardwan river ; and to the south by the Chinab ; 

 proceeding up the former river, however, as far as Petgam and Inshiii», we 

 find the species occurring on the western or right bank of the river, though 

 not in such numbers as on the eastern or left bank. In the same manner 



