INTRODUCTION. 
In 1890 Mr. Sclater, then Deputy Superintendent of the Indian Museum, 
wrote the second part of the Catalogue of Mammals contained in this institution. 
This volume contains an account of the Bovidse and Cervidse, with which the 
present work also is concerned. It does not, however, go into the measurements 
of the skulls and horns of these two groups. I have therefore been asked by the 
Superintendent, Dr. N. Annandale, to prepare a catalogue giving measurements 
of the fine collection of horns of Asiatic Ungulates exhibited on the walls of the 
Mammal gallery, so that the book might be of use to sportsmen and others. 
This has accordingly been done, some 450 specimens having been measured. 
Most of the species are found within Indian limits. All are found within 
the Oriental Region with the exception of two or three species from Palsearctic 
Asia, from which continent all the specimens here described have been obtained, 
The European, American and African collection is too small and incomplete for 
special notice. 
The collection contains two types, both of species which, unfortunately, do 
not occur in Indian limits. There are several records, notably a specimen of 
Budorcas taxicolor from the Mishmi Hills and a specimen of Nemorhcedus suma- 
traensis presented by Col. Phayre. There are two records of Bos frontalis , but it 
is difficult to know whether these are pure bred or hybrids, since there is very 
little history attached to them, besides which it has long been disputed as to 
whether Bos frontalis occurs wild in Indian limits. Several authors take it that 
this species is identical with Bos gaurus. 
The specific identity of Oms cycloceros and Oms vignei has now been more 
or less fully established and they are therefore included under one species, viz., 
Ovis vignei. 
T. BENTHAM. 
