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THE UNGULATES, OR HOOFED MAMMALS 



The antlers are generally characterized by their rough external surface, and 

 their freedom from sports; while in Indian examples the two tines of the terminal fork 

 are nearly equal in length, although in other districts there is great variability in this 

 respect. In India fine horns attain a length of about thirty-six inches, but these 

 dimensions are seldom reached in the countries to the eastward of the Bay of Bengal. 

 As regards shape and girth, there is a great amount of variation in sambur horns. 

 In a fine pair, of which the extreme length was thirty-eight and one-half inches, the 



THE SAMBUR. 

 (One-eighteenth natural size.) 



span was thirty-seven three-fourths inches, and the basal girth eight and seven, 

 eighths inches; whereas in another pair, while the length was only thirty-two and 

 one-half inches, the span was thirty-eight inches and the girth nine inches. The 

 longest recorded pair measured forty-eight inches in length, but their girth at 

 the middle of the beam was only six inches, against eight and one-half inches in a 

 pair measuring thirty-eight inches in length. Perhaps, however, the finest 

 known pair is one in which the length is forty-four inches, the span forty-five and 



