. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. 284 American Deer Characters.—Largest of the South American deer, the size being appar- ently fully equal to that of a red deer, but the build more slender. Antlers large and rugose, with both prongs of the main fork dividing more than once, and the upper prong usually somewhat larger than the lower one. Muzzle bluntly pointed ; ears large, and filled internally with woolly white hair ; tail bushy. Hair long and coarse, without radiating whorls on the hack and neck. Gene
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. 284 American Deer Characters.—Largest of the South American deer, the size being appar- ently fully equal to that of a red deer, but the build more slender. Antlers large and rugose, with both prongs of the main fork dividing more than once, and the upper prong usually somewhat larger than the lower one. Muzzle bluntly pointed ; ears large, and filled internally with woolly white hair ; tail bushy. Hair long and coarse, without radiating whorls on the hack and neck. General colour of upper-parts bright rufous chestnut in. Fin. 73.—Side view of Antlers of" Marsh-Dccr. From a specimen in the British Museum. summer, in winter brownish red, becoming lighter on the flanks, neck, and chest ; legs black from the knee and hock downwards, and the tarsal tuft also black ; abdomen, inside of thighs, throat, chin, and inside and base of back of ears white or yellowish white ; a whitish line above, or a ring round the eyes, most marked in the hinds ; a black band on the muzzle and upper lip, joining a median dark streak on the nose, and black markings on the under lip ; tail yellowish rusty red above and black beneath. In immature hinds the limbs are less black, showing fawn on the sides. 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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