CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Preface .... . . . v 



Introduction. . . . . . xi 



Family Bovid^ . . . 1 



The Gaur. Bos (Bibos) gaurus . . 1 

 The Gayal. Bos (Bibos) frontalis ... .2 



The Yak. Bos (Poephagus) grumiiens .... 3 



The Indian Buffalo, or Arna. Bos (Bubalus) bubalis . . 4 



A. — Typical Eace. Bos bubalis bubalis ... 4 



B. — Assam Dun Buffalo. Bos bubalis fulvus . 5 



The Argali. Ovis ammon. .... 5 



A. — Tibetan Argali. Ovis ammon hodgsoni. 6 



B. — Kashgarian Argali. Ovis ammon humei . . 6 



C. — Pamir Argali. Ovis ammon poli .... 8 



The Urial, or Sha. Ovis vignei . . . 9 



A. — Astor and Ladak Urial. Ovis vignei vignei 9 



B. — Punjab Urial. Ovis vignei punjabiensis . 10 



C. — Afghan Urial. Ovis vignei oyclooeros . . 10 



The Bharal, or Blue Sheep. Pseudois nahoor . . 11 



The Sind Wild Goat. Capra hircus blythi . . 12 



The Asiatic Ibex. Capra sibirioa . . 13 



A. — Kashmir Eace. Capra sibirica sakeen . 13 



B. — Lahul Eace. Capra sibirica filippii . . 14 



The Markhor. Capra falooneri . . . 14 



A.— Astor Markhor. Capra falconeri falconeri 15 



B. — Pir-Panjal Markhor. Capra falconeri cashmiriensis 16 



C. — Gilgit or Hazara (?) Markhor. Capra falconeri, 



subsp. ........ 17 



D. — Cabul Markhor. Capra falconeri megaoeros . 18 

 E. — Suleman Markhor. Capra falooneri jerdoni . 20 

 The Tahr. Hemitragus jemlaicus . . . 21 

 The Nilgiri Tahr. Hemitragus hyloorius 22 

 The Takin. Budorcas taxioolor. . . 22 

 The Serow, or Sarao. Capricornis sumatrensis . 23 

 A. — Himalayan, or Nepal, Serow. Capricornis suma- 

 trensis bubalinus. ... . . 23 



B. — Kashmir Serow. Capricornis sumatrensis humei . 24 



C. — Arakan Serow. Capricornis sumatrensis rubidus . 25 

 D. — Sze-chuan Serow. Capricornis sumatrensis milne- 



edwardsi . . .... 25 



