. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Bokhara Deer 109 shou, showing a nearly similar forward curvature near the trez-tine, but normally with only four points, owing to the absence of the bez-tine. Head short and broad. Tail about 4 inches in length. General colour of pelage at all seasons ashy gray with a light yellowish sheen ; a darker line down the middle of the back ; a small light-coloured caudal disk, including the tail, and bordered inferiorly by a blackish streak ; legs brownish. The antlers, which
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Bokhara Deer 109 shou, showing a nearly similar forward curvature near the trez-tine, but normally with only four points, owing to the absence of the bez-tine. Head short and broad. Tail about 4 inches in length. General colour of pelage at all seasons ashy gray with a light yellowish sheen ; a darker line down the middle of the back ; a small light-coloured caudal disk, including the tail, and bordered inferiorly by a blackish streak ; legs brownish. The antlers, which have been of the same general type for the last four. Fig. 28.—The Bokhara Deer. From the Moscow specimen. years, are simpler than in any other member of the group, but come nearest to those of the shou. The absence of the bez-tine appears to be constant ; but in the shed pair in the possession of the Duke of Bedford there are five tines on the left side, apparently due to abnormal development, as the terminal fork is much smaller on this than on the opposite side. The brow-tine, as in the shou, rises immediately above the burr. Probably this deer indicates a small western representative of the last-named species. Distributio?!.—Russian 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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