THE SHOU 



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



SHOU (Cervus affinis). 



A very large stag with antlers of the general type of those of the 

 hangul, but larger, and with the beam bent suddenly forwards at the 

 trez-tine, so that the upper half overhangs the face, the number of 

 points being usually five ; the brow-tine is less constantly longer than 

 the bez. The fifth tine is large and inclined inwards, and the terminal 

 fork looks directly forwards. General colour probably rufous brown, 

 with a light rump-patch in winter. 



The habitat of this imperfectly known deer appears to be the 

 districts immediately north of Bhutan, and probably the valley east- 

 wards of Chumbi, which drains northwards into the Sangpo. 



