. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Mesopotamian Fallow Deer 133 abnormal type, such as frequently occurs in other species of ; The general constancy of type of the antlers—peculiar as they are—figured by Sir Victor Brooke is sufficient to disprove this view, and to indicate that the Mesopotamian fallow deer is a perfectly distinct species. Additional specimens would, however, undoubtedly be most interesting. One of the. *2 Fig. 34.—Head of Mesopotamian Fallow Deer. From a specimen in the British
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Mesopotamian Fallow Deer 133 abnormal type, such as frequently occurs in other species of ; The general constancy of type of the antlers—peculiar as they are—figured by Sir Victor Brooke is sufficient to disprove this view, and to indicate that the Mesopotamian fallow deer is a perfectly distinct species. Additional specimens would, however, undoubtedly be most interesting. One of the. *2 Fig. 34.—Head of Mesopotamian Fallow Deer. From a specimen in the British Museum. figured antlers shows a duplication of the trez-tine. In addition to the type specimen, the British Museum possesses a flattened skin belonging to a buck with the antlers in a fairly advanced stage of development. It is from this specimen that the accompanying figure has been drawn, the head being now mounted in the Museum. Distribution.—The mountains of Luristan, in Mesopotamian 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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