. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. «4 Elaphine Group opposite antlers are more or less elosely approximated. Tail short, and the light caudal disk, at least frequently, very small, and not extending on to the upper surface of the huttocks, thus excluding the tail. Ear equal to half the head in length. Hair on hack not reversed, and no white on the muzzle above the lips. Metatarsal tuft lower down than in the red deer. General colour of pelage in winter brown, brownish ash, or liver-colour,. Fig. 22.—Head
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. «4 Elaphine Group opposite antlers are more or less elosely approximated. Tail short, and the light caudal disk, at least frequently, very small, and not extending on to the upper surface of the huttocks, thus excluding the tail. Ear equal to half the head in length. Hair on hack not reversed, and no white on the muzzle above the lips. Metatarsal tuft lower down than in the red deer. General colour of pelage in winter brown, brownish ash, or liver-colour,. Fig. 22.—Head of Hangul, from a Kashmir specimen. (Rowland Ward, Records of Big Game.') with the individual hairs speckled ; the light area on the inner sides of the buttocks dirty white, with a dark line on its outer border running down the inner side of the thigh ; upper surface of tail black ; flanks and limbs paler than the back ; lips and chin white, and ears whitish internally. In summer, the general colour lighter and more rufous, with most of the under- parts whitish, although brown posteriorly in the male. Throat-fringe small and not markedly darker than the rest of the pelage. Spotting of fawn. 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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