THE GOBALS OF INDIA AND BURMA. 83 



different zones of altitude. I prefer to adopt the latter view ; 

 and I accordingly propose to name the Grey Himalayan Goral 

 Urotragus bedfordi, taking the mounted specimen in the British 

 Museum as the type. I may add that in regarding the Brown 

 and the Grey Himalayan Gorals as distinct forms, I have the 

 support of the eminent American naturalist, Mr. G. S. Miller, 

 who is at present in this country. Mr. Miller, who agrees with 

 me in regarding the two forms as species instead of races, 

 remarked that the onus of proving them identical rests on those 

 who refuse to admit their distinctness. 



Turning now to Major Evans's Burmese specimens, it may 

 be noted in the first place that these resemble the Grey Himalayan 

 Goral in the absence of a black dorsal stripe, but differ by the 

 general colour being a more brownish grey, heavily suffused with 

 chocolate-brown ; while there is no white on the cheeks, no dark 

 mark on the upper surface of the muzzle, and the throat-patch 

 is yellowish. The tail is blackish brown throughout; and the 

 legs are coloured exactly the reverse of those of the typical 

 Goral, being dark brown behind and rufous fawn in front. The 

 horns are very small, nearly straight, and almost smooth. 



This Goral I propose to name, after its discoverer, Urotragus 

 evansi ; and I hope that Major Evans may be induced to pre- 

 sent the two type skins to the British Museum. 



The three forms of Goral discussed above may be briefly 

 diagnosed as follows : — 



1. Urotragus goral. — Colour rufous brown, with a white patch 

 on the throat and chin, a black dorsal stripe and tail, and a 

 black stripe down the front of each leg. Horns comparatively 

 straight, and not heavily ringed. Eastern Himalaya. 



2. Urotragus bedfordi (Plate I.). — Colour yellowish grey-fawn 

 suffused with blackish, the light throat-patch pure white and ex- 

 tending on to the cheeks, no distinct dorsal stripe, a dark streak 

 on muzzle ; base of tail and knees blackish, the rest of the legs 

 being fawn. Horns more curved and more heavily ringed than 

 in the last. Western (and in part ? Eastern) Himalaya. 



3. Urotragus evansi. — Colour brownish grey-fawn suffused 

 with brown ; throat-patch small and yellow ; no stripe on 

 muzzle or back; tail and back of legs dark brown, rest of legs 

 rufous fawn. Horns very small. Upper Burma. 



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