TIEMITIMCIUS JEIILAICU?:. 5.S7 



hoary-blue, and the mane ashy -blue, the upper part of the Hmbs rusty- 

 brown, the front of the legs and belly being dark-brown ; head in front 

 dark ashy or blaokish-brown, with a darker patch below the gape, and a 

 dark line along the back. Tail short and depressed, nnde below ; knees 

 and sternum callous ; a long mane, and the hair on the cheeks, neck and 

 sides long and copious. The horns touch at the base, are sub-compressed 

 and sub-triangular, uniformly wrinkled except at the tip, short, curve slightly 

 backwards, and diverge somewhat. 



Length about 4 feet 8 inches to root of tail ; tail 7 ; 36 to 40 inches 

 high; the horns about 12 inches long, veiy thick at the base. 



The female is much less with much smaller horns, wants the mane, and 

 is of an uniform drab or reddish-brown color above, dirty whitish below. 

 Some of both sexes are occasionally paler, of a " dirty whitish-fawn color. 

 The kids are said to be very pale with a black stripe down the back. 



" The Jhdral" says Mr. Hodgson, " has a finely formed head, no 

 vestige of a beard, the facial line straight, ears small, narrow and erect, 

 a small moist muffle between the nostrils ; hmbs long, robust, rigid, with 

 straight pasterns. The back is slightly arched, and the shoulders higher 

 than the croup. The mane is long and sometimes sweeps below the knees. 

 The male has a powerful odour at times." 



The Tehr is found throughout the whole extent of the Himalayas, only 

 however at great elevations, generally above the limits of forest, and not 

 far from the snow. It frequents rocky valleys, and very steep and preci- 

 pitous rocky ground, and is often seen perched on what appear to be 

 inaccessible crags. It feeds on the grassy spots among, rocks, and though 

 not unfrequently found solitary, is more generally seen in flocks, sometimes 

 as numerous as 20, 30 or even 40 it is said. If alarmed whilst feeding 

 they all go off at speed with a clattering sound, but soon halt to gaze on 

 the intruder. They generally follow the guidance of an old male, and will 

 make their way up almost perpendicular precipices if there be but a few 

 rough edges, or crevices. In the north-west, they are said to be some- 

 times seen along vrith Marhhor. Captain E. Smyth states* that, " the 

 males herd separately from February till October, ascend to a much greater 

 height than the females and very young males, and are very difficult 

 to find. In March and April. they chiefly frequent the forests. During 

 the rutting season the males are always fighting, and numbers are killed 

 by falling down the crags. 



* Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancoshiro, Vol. IX. 18CG. 



