The Hangul, or Kashmir Stag 



approach the group ot Asiatic deer known as sikas, as 

 it also does to a certain degree in its comparatively 

 simple antlers. 



The maximum recorded lengths of antlers are 48^ 

 and 47 inches, one ot three examples with the latter 

 ciimension showng a tip-to-tip interval of 21, and a 

 second of 30 inches. 



Fig. 



-Hangul Stag, with the antlers in velvet, from a photograph by the 

 Duchess of Bedford. 



Hajigul inhabit the forests ot the vale of Kashmir 

 and some of the neighbouring valleys, such as Maru- 

 Wardwan, Kishtwar, Badrawar, and Tilel, but further 

 information is required with regard to the exact 

 limits of their distribution in the vale of Kashmir 

 itself. It is well known that hangul are to be met 

 with throughout the range forming the north-eastern 

 barrier of the valley, as well as that at its south-eastern 



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