[NO. 453. NEMORHOEDUS EDWARDSII.]
The Thibetan Capricorn.
HABITAT.—Thibet.
DESCRIPTION.—This differs from the Indian N. bubalina by the uniform blackish brown of the upper parts tending to ferruginous on the thighs, and the red colour in place of the grey on the lower parts of the legs.
It was discovered by the Abbé David, who named it after the well-known Professor A. Milne-Edwards.
[NO. 454. NEMORHOEDUS GORAL.]
The Small Himalayan Capricorn (Jerdon's No. 231).
NATIVE NAMES.—Goral, Pahari; Pijur, Kashmiri (Jerdon); Rein or Rom, Kashmiri (Kinloch); Sah or Sarr, in the Sutlej valley; Suh-ging, Lepcha; Ra-giyu, Bhotia.
HABITAT.—The whole range of the Himalayas from Bhotan to Kashmir.
| Nemorhoedus goral. |
DESCRIPTION.—Dull brownish-grey above, with a dark mesial line, paler below; a large white spot under the throat; chest and front of fore-legs dark brown; female paler. The general appearance is that of a high, or arched-backed goat. The females and young are lighter coloured; the horns spring from the crest of the frontals and incline backward, and are slightly curved and very sharp pointed, ringed at the base, and smooth for the apical half or third; some have more rings than others. Jerdon says from twenty to twenty-five rings, but a specimen from Bhutan, which I have before me as I write (a female, I think) has but ten annuli, or little more than one-third ringed.