GAME ANIMALS OF KASHMIR. 
881 
The Goa is found in small herds rarely exceeding 8 or 10 in number. Long 
ago when Kinloch, who is quoted by Blanford, was in Ladak the game was not 
as shy as at present, and perhaps this gazelle w'as less so than most other ani- 
mals, but that it is indifferent to the scent of man or to their enemies, the 
wolves, &c., is scarcely the case. 
Near the Nima crossing of the Indus, a small batch of Goa were lying on the 
plain just out of shot from the broken and higher grounds. From above was 
a good view of a ravine along which an easy approach could have been made 
but it was to windward of the game. After a long wait, the gazelles got up, 
and without waiting to look round dashed across fhe plain. From where they 
were they could not have seen into the small ravine but the glasses showed a 
wolf, the scent evidently caused the sudden departure. 
Other Goa were found a short while afterwards, but the wind was uncertain 
and the result a failure owing to this mishap. It was some time before any 
luck came off. 
The Ladaki Shikaris would insist that antelope also did not mind an ap- 
proach down wind so on two occasions, to test this, trials were made and on 
both the animals bolted. 
Ludlow sent notes on the Goa to the journal and. also a photograph of 
the 14J" trophy secured, hence there is no need to write more. 
The record of a few other horns is attached and a photograph of No. 6 
showing the complete animal is furnished. 
Measurements of Horns. 
Index 
No. 
Length. 
Girth. 
Tip to 
Tip. 
Name of 
Sportsman 
Date. 
Locality, &c. 
1 
14i" 
3i" 
3|" 
F. Ludlow 
1919 
Ladak 
2 
isr 
3r 
5" 
Capt. R.W. Bruce 
1911 
99 
3 
isr 
3i" 
3^^ 
Capt. G.F.Mockler 
1905 
99 
4 
13v*' 
6" 
Capt. Frees 
1914 
99 
5 
13" 
3" 
4" 
F.W.A. Wells . . 
1905 
99 
6 
13" ■ 
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Capt. LG. Allan 
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99 
In Rowland Ward’s records, there is another head carrying 14J inch horns 
owned by The Hon’ble Walter Rothschild, 
Goa do not appear to visit the Kuen-lun ; during two journeys in that country 
none were seen, there were hundreds of antelopes but no gazelles of any species. 
If this surmise is correct, it may help to elucidate matters when dealing with the 
rather vexed question of the distribution of the other Gazelles which are 
found in Turkistan, Mongolia and coimtries more or less adjacent to the 
Ladak boundaries. 
THE GUTTUROSA GAZELLE— THE DJERAN OF KASHGAR. 
The Hwang Yang or Yellow Goat of the Chinese. 
Blanford in his concluding sentence when describing the Persian Gazelle 
mentions this Gazelle. 
It is a far taller animal than the Goa, but is slighter built and paler in colour 
