36 THE ASIATIC WILD ASS. 



their preference for level ground. They are almost always seen 

 in the neighbourhood of lakes or ponds in the unfrequented 

 spots which are usually beyond the sportsman's beat." 



I have drawn largely on this exceedingly interesting 

 account of the habits of the kiang, as I am not aware that 

 it has been republished since its appearance in the " Pro- 

 ceedings of the Zoological Society" more than thirty years 

 since, and is not likely to have come under the notice of 

 the general reader. 



