The Swamp-Deer, or Barasingha 



o;enerally are white or whitish, while the lower surface 

 of the tail is white. In winter the general colour is 

 yellowish brown, with the under-parts paler. Hinds 



Fig. 46. — Heatl of Swamp-Deer Stag with antlers of an abnormal type, from the 

 Proceedings of the Zoological Society for 1899. 



at all seasons are somewhat liorhter in colour than the 

 stags ; and the fawns are spotted all over with white. 

 The metatarsal gland is wanting. 



In their typical form the antlers of the swamp-deer 

 cannot be mistaken for those of any other species. 



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