. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. 228 Roes / . S c. [878, p. 917 ; Ward, Records of Big Game, p. 54 (1896) ; Satunin, Zoo/, yahrb. Syst. vol. ix. p. 310 (1896). Characters.—Closely allied to the last, but of larger size, the height at the shoulder, according to Pallas and Brandt, varying from about 28 to 34 inches. Ears relatively shorter, wider, less pointed, and much more thickly haired, both externally and internally. Antlers larger, more divergent, and much more rugose on the inner border, where they
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. 228 Roes / . S c. [878, p. 917 ; Ward, Records of Big Game, p. 54 (1896) ; Satunin, Zoo/, yahrb. Syst. vol. ix. p. 310 (1896). Characters.—Closely allied to the last, but of larger size, the height at the shoulder, according to Pallas and Brandt, varying from about 28 to 34 inches. Ears relatively shorter, wider, less pointed, and much more thickly haired, both externally and internally. Antlers larger, more divergent, and much more rugose on the inner border, where they form a series of small irregular, nodular snags. Winter pelage much thicker and. Fie;. 61.—Antlers of Siberian Roe. From a photograph lent by Mr. Carl Hagcnbcck. rougher than in the European species, being quite shaggy on the sides and lower portion of the head, chest, and under-parts ; the back, which is coloured a mixture of yellowish and grayish brown, is more distinctly speckled with blackish, and the white rump-patch extends in a short V on to the rlanks. The summer coat is a brighter and lighter rufous, with the hair- lying more smoothly ; when first donned it shows little or no signs of a light rump-patch, but, apparently by fading, a yellowish white disk gradually develops in this region as the season advances. The face-mark- are generally similar to those of the European species. Other features. 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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