. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society . Fig. 1. Fig. 2. SKULLS OF GORAL AND TAKIN.(Copied from Milne Edwards Rech. Mamm.) Fig. 1.—Skull op the Burmese Goral [Ncemorhedus griseus). Fig. 2.—Skull op Takin prom Eastern Tibet [Budorcas taxicolor tibetanus). THE SERO WS, GORALS AND TAKINS OF BRITISH INDIA. 317 on grassy patches near their favourite hannts and spend the day-resting on inaccessible ledges of rock on the precipitous note of alarm is a short sharp hissing or sneezing noisewhich is immediately taken up by others of the party near flesh is not bad eati


. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society . Fig. 1. Fig. 2. SKULLS OF GORAL AND TAKIN.(Copied from Milne Edwards Rech. Mamm.) Fig. 1.—Skull op the Burmese Goral [Ncemorhedus griseus). Fig. 2.—Skull op Takin prom Eastern Tibet [Budorcas taxicolor tibetanus). THE SERO WS, GORALS AND TAKINS OF BRITISH INDIA. 317 on grassy patches near their favourite hannts and spend the day-resting on inaccessible ledges of rock on the precipitous note of alarm is a short sharp hissing or sneezing noisewhich is immediately taken up by others of the party near flesh is not bad eating ; and the best season to shoot themis from December to May. According to this same observer theystand from 25 to 27 inches at the shoulder; the average length ofthe horns, which are onl}^ slightly longer and thicker in the malethan in the female, being about 4 inches or rather over. Supplementary note on the Takin (Budorcas). In the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. XIX,pp. 812—821, 1910, I gave an account of the described for


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