Siberian Roe 



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dense mass of long hair which completely fills the interior of its ears when 

 in the winter dress ; the ears themselves being also relatively shorter and 

 broader. The same hairy character is also characteristic of the velvet of 

 the antlers, as is well shown in a pair exhibited in the British Museum 

 above the stuffed specimen. 



The present writer has not had the opportunity of examining a speci- 



FiG. 6i. — Skull and Antlers of Siberian Roe. From an animal shot in the Altai by 



Mr. St. George Littledale. 



men of this roe in the summer coat. When in that dress the colour is, 

 however, said to be of a brighter and lighter rufous, and the hairs lie more 

 smoothly. When first assumed, this coat shows no light rump-patch ; but 

 a yellowish white one subsequently makes its appearance in most specimens 

 owing to the bleaching of the hair in this region. 



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