. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Elaphine Group thighs, and under-parts nearly black. Antlers large and less complex than those of the latter, the number of points seldom exceeding eight, and being often only six ; the bez-tine, which may be absent, frequently much shorter than the brow-tine, which is long and much curved upw ards ; and the fourth tine generally more distinct from the Fig. 2i.—Head of Caspian Red Deer, from a specimen shot in Asia Minor by Mr. F. C. Sclous. (Rowland Ward, Record
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Elaphine Group thighs, and under-parts nearly black. Antlers large and less complex than those of the latter, the number of points seldom exceeding eight, and being often only six ; the bez-tine, which may be absent, frequently much shorter than the brow-tine, which is long and much curved upw ards ; and the fourth tine generally more distinct from the Fig. 2i.—Head of Caspian Red Deer, from a specimen shot in Asia Minor by Mr. F. C. Sclous. (Rowland Ward, Records of Big Game.) That this form is not entitled to rank as a distinct species seems fairly certain. It appears impossible to formulate a precise definition, but the race may be roughly described as large red deer with relatively long faces, spotted summer coats when immature, and with large antlers of a simpler type than equally large and fully adult specimens of the typical race, the bez-tine being often proportionately much shorter than in the latter. This. 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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