. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Manchurian Sika 115 with black. Spots and a tinge of red frequently retained on the hind-quarters of does in winter pelage. The type specimen of this form was a living buck procured by Mr. Swinhoe at Ying-tzu-kou (Nuchwang), the treaty port of Manchuria, and forwarded to the London Zoological Gardens, where it arrived in July 1864. It is figured by Mr. Sclater, in plate xxxi of vol. vii. of the Society's Transactions, in summer pelage, and in plate xxxii in its winter dr
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Manchurian Sika 115 with black. Spots and a tinge of red frequently retained on the hind-quarters of does in winter pelage. The type specimen of this form was a living buck procured by Mr. Swinhoe at Ying-tzu-kou (Nuchwang), the treaty port of Manchuria, and forwarded to the London Zoological Gardens, where it arrived in July 1864. It is figured by Mr. Sclater, in plate xxxi of vol. vii. of the Society's Transactions, in summer pelage, and in plate xxxii in its winter dress. The summer coat is well spotted, whereas the winter dress is a rich uniform. Fig. 30.—Buck and Doe of Manchurian Sika in winter pelage. From a photograph by the Duchess of Bedford. umber-brown, with light chestnut patches on the shoulders, faint traces of the spots showing on the fore part of the back, and the under-parts being dark. In the summer coat there is a black patch above the white area on the tail, and a black line down the middle of the upper surface of the latter ; but in the winter pelage very little black remains. The height of the type specimen is given as 3 feet 8 inches, but I am inclined to think this is a misprint for 3 feet 3 inches, or 5 inches, as a stuffed buck in summer pelage at Woburn Abbey agrees in all respects with the type, but only measures about 3 feet 2 inches at the shoulder ;. 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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