1835.] Synoj)sis of the Thar and Ghordl Antelopes. 487 



A. D. 300 7.* Sri'dhara Sena, I.f 



8. SlLADITYA, I. 



9. Charagriha, I. 



10. Sri'dhara Sena, II. 



11. Dhruva Sena, II. 



12. Sri'dhara Sena, II. 



13. SlLADITYA, II. 



At this part of the copper-plate the writing is so obliterated, that 

 the names of two or three princes cannot be made out. 



16. Maharaja Charagriha, II. 

 A.D. 524 17. SlLADITYA, III. 



A. D. 559 18. SlLADITYA Musalli, IV. 



The first two princes have the title Sendpati alone. All those sub- 

 sequent to No. 3, Maharaja. The whole had the title of " Sri' Bha- 

 tarca," and the device on their banner, was the " Nandi," or sacred 

 bull of Siva, as appears from the seals attached to both inscriptions. 



II. — Synopsis of the Thar and Ghordl Antelopes. By B. H. Hodgson, 



Esq., Resident in Nipal. 



[In a letter to the Secretary As. Soc. read 7th Oct.] 



I beg to forward to you, herewith, synoptical descriptions of the 

 Thar and Ghoral Antelopes, derived from careful examination of a 

 great many individuals of both sexes, which were either alive or 

 recently killed at the time of examination. These descriptions are 

 preceded by an amended definition of the group to which the animals 

 belong ; that given by Smith in the English Regne Animal being so 

 inaccurate, as to be calculated only to lead the inquirer astray. Mine, 

 now proposed, is drawn from an intimate knowledge of three out of the 

 four species comprising the group. But it is probable that very much 

 vet remains to be done before the vast genus Antilope can be success- 

 fully divided into subgenera, fitted either to illustrate natural affinities, 

 or even to render perfect, facility of reference. Mr. Owen has, since 

 the publication of the English Cuvier, recast this entensive genus in 

 a manner very different from Smith's, though not, I think, superior 

 to it. Considering, indeed, how extremely superficial is our knowledge 

 of the greater part of this vast assemblage of the hollow-horned 



* These seven are from the first inscription, the following from the second 

 inscription. 



t A. 1>. 319. In his reign, the Valabhi sera is supposed to have commenced. 

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