40 PRIMATES, CARNIVORES AND UNGULATES 



The chief characters of the typical Banteng are (Blanford 

 p. 489): — General colour of old bulls blackish, of cows and 

 young bulls bright reddish brown, approaching chestnut. Stock- 

 ings below knees and hocks white. A white rump patch. 

 Lips and inner sides of ears white. A pronounced dewlap. 

 Height at shoulder 5 to 5l feet. 



Horns somewhat spreading, tips distinctly twisted forward 

 with slight approach to each other, colour blackish throughout. 



50A. Bos bubalus, Linn. The Buffalo. Blanford p. 491. 



Malay name " Kerbau." 



Colour generally greyish black, but there is also a white 

 form. Height at shoulder 5 to 5i feet. Horns heavy, flatten- 

 ed and transversely wrinkled, varying from almost straight to 

 an almost complete convolution : colour black. 



Throughout the Peninsula in a domesticated, and probably 

 also in a feral, state. 



Genus Nemoriledus. 



The representatives of this genus are large goat-like 

 animals with slightly curved pointed horns growing upwards 

 in the plane of the face and large stiff manes. The tail is short 

 and hairy, the legs are long and the hoofs moderately large. 

 Hair coarse and shaggy. They inhabit jungle-covered moun- 

 tains but are occasionally found at sea-level. 



Key to the Species. 



A. A considerable quantity of red in mane and on the 



pale patch on the throat ... N. (s.) SWETTENHAMI. 



B. Scarcely any red in mane or on the patch on 



throat ... ••• N. (s.) BOBINSONI. 



51.* NEMORHiEDUS (SUMATRENSIS) SWETTENHAMI, Butler. 

 Swettenham's Serow or Goat-antelope. Butler, P. Z. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



