. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Red Deer 69 red summer pelage (the specimens were shot towards the end of March), and that the antlers are comparatively weak, markedly curved, and with the bez-tine generally, if not invariably, wanting. Not impossibly the Spanish deer may prove to be closely allied to, or perhaps identical with, the North African race of the species. As already mentioned, antlers in- distinguishable from those of the typical race are of common occurrence in the fens and some of the oth
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Red Deer 69 red summer pelage (the specimens were shot towards the end of March), and that the antlers are comparatively weak, markedly curved, and with the bez-tine generally, if not invariably, wanting. Not impossibly the Spanish deer may prove to be closely allied to, or perhaps identical with, the North African race of the species. As already mentioned, antlers in- distinguishable from those of the typical race are of common occurrence in the fens and some of the other more superficial deposits in the British. Fig. 19.—Frontlet and Antlers of Red Deer. From an Exmoor specimen in the possession of Lord Elphinstone. Islands, but those from some at least of the Plistocene beds of both Britain and the Continent appear referable to the Caspian variety. Habits.—So much has been written on the mode of life of the red deer, especially in Scotland, that a comparatively short notice will suffice on this occasion. For the following paragraphs I am indebted to Mr. Allan Gordon Cameron, who has had special opportunities of observing Scottish red deer in their native haunts. In the Highlands red deer are found on the open hills, seeking food and shelter in storm-swept glens, and in this respect living under conditions quite different from those natural to the species in other lands. Isolated for centuries from their continental. 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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