. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Javan Rusa 165 apparently referable to the Malayan sambar. The species has not been exhibited in the London Zoological Gardens since the year 1877. Two stags apparently belonging to the present race now living in the menagerie at Woburn Abbey differ from the description given above in that the colour of the winter pelage is reddish tawny, with no pure white on the under-parts. As they have the large antlers characteristic of the race, this variation in colour may be anal
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Javan Rusa 165 apparently referable to the Malayan sambar. The species has not been exhibited in the London Zoological Gardens since the year 1877. Two stags apparently belonging to the present race now living in the menagerie at Woburn Abbey differ from the description given above in that the colour of the winter pelage is reddish tawny, with no pure white on the under-parts. As they have the large antlers characteristic of the race, this variation in colour may be analogous to that occurring in the larger races of sambar. As shown in the accompanying photogravure, they have. Fig. 42.—Javan Rusa, from a Male at Woburn Abbey. Photographed by the Duchess of" Bedford. a well-developed mane on the neck and throat, and a dark terminal tail-tuft. In the stag figured by Miiller the general colour is similar to that of the specimen of the Moluccan race represented in plate xii. " Rusa," it may be observed, is the Malay term for all deer, and is consequently applied by the natives alike to the Malayan sambar and the present form, to which latter it may conveniently be restricted in natural history. Distribution.—Java, introduced into Mauritius, and, it is said, Borneo. As indicating the extent to which the Malays have introduced deer into the various islands they frequent, it is interesting to note that on Horsburgh. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, R. Ward, limited
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