BARASINGHA 
no gland on the hind-leg, or only a vestige thereof. In the swamp- 
deer the antlers are smooth and flattened, with a long brow-tine rising 
almost at right angles to the beam, which is undivided for about half 
the total length of the antler, and then splits into a fork, each branch 
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Head of Barasingha, from the Central Provinces, with antlers approximating 
to the Thamin type. 
From the Proceedings of the Zoological Society for 1899. 
being usually simply forked, but sometimes divided in a more compli- 
cated manner. General colour bright rufous brown, often speckled 
near the back. Height at shoulder from 3 feet 8 inches to 3 feet 
10 inches ; weight about 400 lbs. 
Distribution—lIndia, exclusive of Ceylon. 
