. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. 18 2 Rusine Group the spotted coat and the length of the tail, both these having doubtless been inherited from the common early Pliocene ancestor. In the develop- ment of a trez-tine to the antlers, as well as in the tendency to lose the spots, and also in the black-bordered white caudal area, the sikas have departed from the ancestral type apparently retained by the Fic;. 49.—Skull and Antlers of Chital. From a specimen in the British Museum. (Rowland Ward, Rec
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. 18 2 Rusine Group the spotted coat and the length of the tail, both these having doubtless been inherited from the common early Pliocene ancestor. In the develop- ment of a trez-tine to the antlers, as well as in the tendency to lose the spots, and also in the black-bordered white caudal area, the sikas have departed from the ancestral type apparently retained by the Fic;. 49.—Skull and Antlers of Chital. From a specimen in the British Museum. (Rowland Ward, Records of Big Game.) Distribution.—Almost the whole of India and Ceylon. Mr. Blanford writes that this species "occurs at the base of the Himalayas, not, how- ever, ascending the mountains beyond the lower spurs, from the neighbour- hood of the Sutlej to Nepal, but not in Sikhim. It is not found in the Punjab plains, nor in Sind, and only to the eastward of Rajputana ; it is wanting also in Assam and to the east of the Bay of Bengal, but is c ommon in the Sandarbans, apparently as far east as Mymensing, through-. 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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