1847-] On Various Genera of the Ruminants. 697 



Inhabits ravines on the open plains of Tibet in small herds or fami- 

 lies. See Journal Asiatic Society, No. 1/3. 



15. Genus Kemas. 

 Goral. 



Horns in both sexes. 



Mufle medial. 



No eye-pits. 



Feet-pits medial in all 4 feet. 



No groin-pits. 



Calcic tufts ? 



Mammae four. 



Type, Antelope Goral. The Goral. Habitat the Sub-Himalayas as 

 far towards the snows as the great forests extend, to which exclusively 

 these animals adhere. Dwell in families 4 — 6 together. Breed amid 

 crags and rocky recesses. Young mostly born in May, June : gestate 

 6 months. Rutting season January, February. Produce one young at 

 a birth. 



16. Genus Nemorhcedus. 

 Vel Capricornis.* 

 Thar or Saraw. 

 Horns in both sexes. 

 Mufle medial. • 



Eye-pits round and furnished with a very large gland. 



Feet-pits extremely large in all 4 feet. 



Groin pits none. 



Calcic tufts none, nor gland. 



Mammae four. 



Type, Antelope thar. The Thar or Saraw. 



Habitat the Sub-Himalayas as far north as the great forests extend. 



Also, Antelope Sumatrensis of the Islands of India. 



The Gorals and Thars have the round black and ringed horns of 

 Antelopes, which otherwise they little resemble, being stout clambering 

 mountain animals, but not, as supposed, affined to the Bovines. The 

 Gorals differ from the Thars by wanting the very glandulous eye-pits 

 of the latter, and both are sundered from the Hemitrages by their large 



* Sumatrensis is Col. Smith's type, and Mr. Ogilby says this is identical in structure 

 with the Thar, Mr. O.'s. type of Capricornis. If so, Col. Smith's generic name will 

 have the priority ; if not, it will be the type of Nemorhedus and the Thar of Capricornis. 

 Col. Smith's several species of Nemorhedus are as heterogeneous as Mr. Ogilby'sof 

 Kemas. 



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