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Show 1 9 0 5 .] GORAL FOUND IX BURMA. 3 1 3 ears. Tlie hair surrounding base of horns is also long and of a rufous tint. The face is ruddy brown, passing into grey on the cheeks, and to a fainter and almost whitish colour around the eyes and lips. The throat is a yellowish white. The hair 011 the outer surface of the ears is rufous; whitish on the inner surface. The muffle is black in colour and naked. The tail is black or brownish black, and has a tuft of long bail- of varying length. The colour of the iris is reddish brown. The Limbs : Fore legs.-Outer aspect a dark brown or yellowish red to just above the knees, and this colour is continued 011 the posterior aspect of lower limb to hoofs. The anterior aspect from below the knees, or in some cases just above the knees, is a yellowish white. Hind legs.-Outer aspect of thigli brownish, the posterior aspect of the hocks dark brown, continuing down posterior aspect of lower limb. The anterior aspect below the hocks is a dirty white. Horns.-Short, black in colour, conical, irregularly ringed, especially at the base in males. The annular markings extend for about three quarters of the total length on the posterior aspect of the horn; they appear to be rubbed oft' in front. The horns are set close, and in some cases are almost parallel. For the first inch or so from the base they are straight, then curved slightly backwards, and are slightly divergent towards the tips. Measurements of Horns. 1. 2. 3. 4. 0. inches. t inches. inches. inches. inches. Right liorn .................. 5 4 3 i 3i Left horn ........................ 4| 4 3* si 3 (broken) ! Girth................................. 2 i 2i 2 *- 2 Between liorn-cores ... T n 78 4 Between points ........... ^oi4. H 2 i 2 Dimensions. 6 . $. inches. inches. Height at shoulder.......................................... 25 to 27 25 to 27 ■Girth behind shoulder ................................. 294 27 Length from nose to tail ............................. 504 50 Tail: average of five specimens.................... 4 i T u ft: average of five specimens ................ 2^ Length of ears.................................................. 3 f to 4| Length of head .............................................. 10^ 10 Breadth across orbits..................................... 4 3|to3f Length of horns.................................... :........ 5 4| Girth of horns................................................... 2| to 2| 2 22* |