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“M. 0. S” in the early sixties. Gapt. S. H. Charrington shot one in S. 
Madras which measuied 15 ins., girth 8 ins., tip to tip 6 ins. Mr. N. L. 
Sheldon bagged a-good head measuring 14f ins., by 8f ins. in girth, in 1906. 
Capt. H. R. Milvain records a specimen of 14£ ins., and Capt. S. H. 
Charrington one of 14 ins., 7J ins. girth, 4J ins. tip to tip. The Indian 
Museum specimen, presented by the Rev. H. Baker, Travancore, is 14f ins. 
by 8 ins., and the British Museum specimen is a quarter of an inch less in 
length but f of an inch more in girth. 
THE SEROW OR HIMALAYAN GOAT ANTELOPE. 
Nemorhoedus bubalinus. Native names : Seroiv, N. W. Himalavas ; 
Salabhir , Ramu Hal), Kashmir ; Goa , Chamba ; Yamu , Kulu; Gaya , Sikhim ; 
Eimu , on the Sutlej ; Paipa , Shan States. 
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Habitat. —Throughout the Himalayas from 6,000 to 12,000 feet. 
Period of gestation. —Eight months; usually one at a birth. 
Description .—“An extraordinary mixture of antelope, goat, sheep and don¬ 
key” fairly well describes this animal. It has a large head and ears and a 
