YARKAND STAG 



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Skull and Antlers of Yarkand Stag. From Mr. A. O. Hume's specimen. 



YARKAND STAG- (Cervus yarcandensis). 



This stag, which inhabits the Tarim Valley and Maralbashi in 

 Eastern Turkestan, apparently differs from the hangul by the large 

 and well-defined light rump-patch, which includes the tail ; the general 

 colour (probably in summer) being light fawn. The antlers are usually 

 5-tined, but by the development of a third snag to the crown may 

 become (as in the figure) 6-tined. They differ from those of the 



