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may occur near Cholamu only at particular seasons, but it is not probable that 
Hooker was mistaken about so fine and conspicuous an animal. 
Nemobhcedtjs bubal inch, Hodgs. Jerdon, Mam. Ind. No. 230, p. 283. 
Gya, Butia. Sichi, Lepcha. 
The Serow is not rare in Sikkim, but like all other mammals, it shuns the 
leech-infested belt between 5,000 and 10,000 feet during the rainy season, 
at which period it is said in the outer hills to descend into the deep valleys. 
I frequently saw the tracks of this goat-antilope in the forests around 
Lachdng which are out of the leech region at 8,000 to 10,000 feet. It 
does not ascend to any groat elevation. 
N. goeaIi, Hardwicke. Jerdon, Mam. Ind. No. 231, p. 285. “ Ragen” 
Hooker, Him. Jour. Yol. ii, p. 9S. 
The goral is common on the grassy and rocky cliffs west of the Lachiing 
valley from Chungtam to L&chung, and is also found in the Lachen valley. 
At the period of my visit all were between 8,000 and 10,000 feet, but in 
winter they are said to descend much lower. I could not hear of any being 
found on the Chola range, and I suspect the animal is only to be met with 
in the interior of Sikkim. I saw goral several times near Lachiing. It 
keeps to rocky cliffs and grassy slopes, and does not appear to inhabit 
forest. 
Hemiteagus jemlaicits, H. Smith. — Jerdon, Mam. Ind. No. 232 
p. 286. 
I have been assured that the Tehr is found in Sikkim, but I did not 
see it, nor has any one else whom I know. It is said to inhabit the forests 
high up on the sides of the Tista valley near Chungtam. As it is well- 
known to be a native of Nipal, its occurrence in Sikkim is highly probable. 
An animal was described to us by the Tibetans as inhabiting parts of 
Tibet north of Jigatzi, which was probably the Himalayan Ibex, Capra 
Sibirica. 
Otis nahttea, Hodgs. Jerdon, Mam. Ind. No. 237, p. 296 . — Ovis 
Ammon, Hooker, Him. Jour. Yol. ii, p. 132, wood-cut, p. 140. Nao or 
Gndo, Tibetan. 
Ovrs ammotj, L. Hooker, Him. Jour. Yol. i, (? p. 243), wood-cut, 
p. 249, Nyeng, Tibetan. 
The burhel is not known to occur on the Chola range to the southward, 
but it is found near the Tankra pass, and scattered over the grassy hills in 
the higher valleys of the Lachen and Lachiing. In September and October 
I never saw any below 14,000 feet. 
The burhel is undoubtedly the wild-sheep to which Hooker refers under 
the name of Ovis Ammon, and of which he speaks as being seen occasionally 
near Momay Samdong. That such is the case is proved by the name he 
applies to it “ gnow.” I cannot help thinking it highly probable that he 
