Manchunan Sika 



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same as in the typical Japanese race, but it may be mentioned that the 

 whole head and neck are entirely unspotted and uniformly brown. The 

 antlers, unfortunately, are small and not fully developed, the animal being 

 immature. Iniormation with regard to the maximum dimensions attained 

 by these appendages is, indeed, much wanted. Hinds in the winter dress 

 are generally more distinctly spotted than the stags. 



A sika [Ccrvi/s tacvdui/s) inhabits the island of Formosa, which does not. 



I'lc. J V — Mau^lilii Mil tiiva., (tiUig diul lIlllJj 111 LI... 'A iii;^i L...ai. 



Photographed by the Duchess of Bedford. 



however, come within the limits of the area treated of in this volume. 

 And at the present time (April 1901) there is a sika living in the park at 

 Woburn Abbey, which is reputed to come from the Liu-Kiu islands. The 

 colour of this animal is nearly black, but whether this is due to "• melanism," 

 or whether it is the normal coloration of an unnamed species, it is not yet 

 possible to ascertain. The Formosan sika appears to have a much darker 

 tail than the common species. 



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