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1. Nemorh^edus Niger Heude *. 



The skulls of the Chen-kou-ting series in their thin smallish 

 horns and general shape and size agreed very closely with the 

 specimens labelled griseus, of which there were four in the 

 collection from Monpin (N.E. Ssuchuan on the Thibetan border). 



The specimens from Shensi and N.W. Hupei also resembled 

 the Chen-kou-ting specimens so closely that I should not hesitate 

 to place them together. Whether these and the Chen-kou-ting 

 specimens are separable from griseus is an open question, though 

 I feel inclined to allow it on the grounds of their geographical 

 distribution — adopting for them the name of niger as the first one 

 of a Goral from this general district having a regular description 

 annexed. It is worth noting that the specimens labelled vidianus, 

 from Shensi, have unusually long horns, the longest measurement 

 being 7' / . I have a single horn from the same district which 

 measures in length. The length of this horn is doubtless 

 only a local variation, and certainly fails to justify the creation 

 of a distinct species. 



2. Nemorh.edus griseus Milne-Edwards. 



The two specimens from W. Ssuchuan, labelled pinchonianus 

 and xanthodeiros respectively, were so like the skulls of griseus as 

 to be indistinguishable, and, as they came from practically the 

 same district, should, I think, be included in that species. 



3. Nemorh^edus cinereus Milne-Edwards. 



Very different were the two skulls representing cinereus from 

 all the other skulls. They were heavier and larger with a wider 

 forehead, while the horns were narrower and more closely set 

 together. 



4. Nemorh^edus henryanus Heudef. 



The two specimens marked henryanus and aldrigeanus from 

 Yi-chang closely resembled each other, but differed from the 

 Ssuchuan species in being wider across the cheek-bones, with 

 wider palate, and distinctly larger eye-sockets. 



It should be noticed that the N.W. Hupei specimen fanto- 

 zatianus had a slightly wider palate than the Chen-kou-ting 

 specimens, but it was only in this that it resembled those from 

 Yi-chang. 



As the first description of the I-chang Goral appears under the 

 name of henryanus, that name is the valid one. 



5. Nemorh^edus arnouxianus HeudeJ. 



The specimen from Chekiang, arnouxianus, is undoubtedly a 

 distinct species, its habitat, which is separated by a wide stretch 



* Mem. cone. l'Hist. Nat. de l'Emp. Chin, tome ii. p. 241, pi. xxxviii. fig. 12, 

 and pi. xxxix. figs. 2-6. 



t Mem. cone. l'Hist. Nat. de l'Emp. Chin, tome ii. p. 244, pi. xxxiv. 

 X Mem. cone. l'Hist. Nat, de l'Emp. Chin, tome ii. p. 239. 



