. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. THE DEER TRIBE 259. The Swamp-deer, the true Barasingh of India, as distinguished from the Kashmir stag, which is often loosely called Barasingh, is a plain-loving species, found in various parts of India, and characterised by hand- some antlers, bearing as many as from 10 to 16 points. This is a big, heavy deer, stand- ing nearly 4 feet at the withers, and weigh- ing as much as 560 lbs. The summer coat is light rufous, more or less spotted with white. The winter coat is yellowish brown. A near relative to this deer is Schomburgk's Deer, found in Northern Si
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. THE DEER TRIBE 259. The Swamp-deer, the true Barasingh of India, as distinguished from the Kashmir stag, which is often loosely called Barasingh, is a plain-loving species, found in various parts of India, and characterised by hand- some antlers, bearing as many as from 10 to 16 points. This is a big, heavy deer, stand- ing nearly 4 feet at the withers, and weigh- ing as much as 560 lbs. The summer coat is light rufous, more or less spotted with white. The winter coat is yellowish brown. A near relative to this deer is Schomburgk's Deer, found in Northern Siam. The antlers of this stag are most curiously forked and bifurcated. The Thamin, or Eld's Deer, sometimes called the Brow-antlered Deer, is another plains-deer, found chiefly from Manipur, through Burma, to the Malay Peninsula. It is a good-sized species, standing about 3 feet 9 inches at the shoulder, and weighing as much as 240 lbs. The large antlers are MALE SIBERIAN ROE simple in type, the brow-tines curving down ^ ^^^y j^^^, ,^,„-„ of roebuck, -with more rugged amiers than t/u curiously over the forehead; the tail is European roe sharp, and the neck provided witli a mane, the young being spotted. A Siamese race of Eld's deer, found in Siam and Hainan, differs somewhat from the Burmese type. The Muntjacs The Muntjacs, or Barking-deer, are a group of small deer found in India, Burma, and the Malay region. The Indian Muntjac stands about 2 feet in height, and weighs some 28 lbs. The antlers, which average 5 or 6 inches in length, bear two points — brow-tine and beam; the lower portions, or pedicles, are curiously covered with hair, and the front of the face is ribbed or ridged in V fashion. The general colour is a golden bay, the face and limbs brown, and the lower parts white. The buck has sharp tusks in the upper jaw, and, at a pinch, knows how to make use of them. A shy, stealthy little creature, the muntjac loves dense cover, and the sportsman usually obtains but
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