RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Head of Chiru, from H. Z. Darrah's specimen. 



CHIRU or TIBETAN ANTELOPE (Pantholops hodgsoni). 



Among several animals peculiar to the Tibetan plateau none is 

 more interesting than the so-called chiru, whose beautiful horns form 

 some of the most cherished trophies of the sportsman. Although very 

 unlike in general appearance, the chiru is evidently a near ally of the 

 saiga, having the nose even more swollen at the sides, at least in the 

 male, but less bent downwards at the tip. The long black horns, 

 which are somewhat compressed, rise almost vertically from the head, 

 and are slightly divergent, nearly straight below, but evenly curving 

 forwards above, and ridged in front. General colour of fur, which is 

 very dense and short, pale fawn above, with a pinkish suffusion, but the 

 face of the male black. Height at shoulder about 31 or 32 inches; 

 weight from 90 to 120 lbs. 

 Distribution. — The plateau of Tibet, at elevations of from 1 3,000 to 



