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according to Mr. Blanford's description, it seems to be broadly distin- 

 guished from the hangul by the presence of a hirge and well-defined 

 light patch on the rump, which includes the tail. The colour of the 

 hair, according to M. E. de Pousargues, is pale fawn, this being probably 

 in the summer dress. The antlers, of which two examples are figured 

 in the work just cited, are usually five-tined, but by the development of 

 a third snag to the crown, they may become six-tined. They difi-'er from 

 those of the hangul in that the terminal fork is placed at right angles to 

 the middle line of the head, so that it looks directly forwards ; and they 

 usually have the fifth tine, which is inclined inwards, considerably larger 

 than the fourth. In some individuals, at any rate, the upper portion of 

 the antler is also more curved forwards, so as to overhang the base, thus 

 approximating to the form so characteristic of shou-antlers. 



As already mentioned, the Yarkand deer was regarded by its describer as 

 a mere local race of the Kashmir deer, or hangul. Monsieur E. de 

 Pousargues,^ of the Paris Museum, has, however, come to the conclusion 

 that it is much more nearly related to the shou ; and this seems to be 

 borne out l-jy the Bokhara deer, which comes next on our list. 



After referring to two specimens in the Paris Museum which he 

 regards as pertaining to the Yarkand deer, M. de Pousargues continues as 

 follows : — 



" But is not this form more nearly related to the Tibetan shou, C 

 ival/ichi { = (7jfinis) than to the barasingha, C. ciis/imiridiiiis, of Kashmir? 

 The size is large, and the coloration, although lighter, recalls in its details 

 that of C. ajfinis as described by Hodgson. As Mr. Blanford was the first 

 to remark, its antlers present a marked similarity to those of the shou of 

 Tibet ; and in order to be convinced of this resemblance it is only neces- 

 sary to compare the figure in Mr. Blanford's paper with the numerous 

 illustrations in Hodgson's memoirs, especially the one on page 518 of vol. 



' Mc!/i. Soi. Zool. Pi.ris, vol. xi. p. 203 (189S). 



