34 CATALOGUE OF THE HUME BEQUEST 



Cervus wallichii, Jerdon, Mamm. India, p. 1867, nee Cuvier. 



Cervus cashmeerianus, Falconer's Pal. Mem. vol. i, p. 576, 1868. 



Cervus cashmirianus, Fitzinger, Sitzber. Ak. Wien, vol. Ixix, pt. 1, 

 p. 586, 1874 ; Blanford, Fauna Brit. India, Mamm. p. 355, 

 1891 ; Lydekker, Deer of All Lands, p. 83, pi. iv, 1898, Game 

 Animals of India, etc. p. 208, 1907 ; Ward, Records of Big Game, 

 ed. 6, p. 32, 1910. 



In addition to the form of the antlers, this species is 

 distinguished from the other members of the group by the 

 white chin and lower lip, the pale fawn muzzle, and the 

 broadly pointed ears, of which the upper margin is straight. 

 The white of the hind-quarters is restricted to the hind part 

 of the thighs, and does not extend beyond the sides of the 

 root of the tail, of whicji the lower surface is white and the 

 upper dark. In front the white area is bordered by a broad 

 blackish brown band, forming a patch on the rump. 



82. 12. 10. 31. 1. Skull and antlers. Sind Valley, 

 Kashmir ; collected by Mr. A. Dalgleish. This specimen is 

 No. 24 in Mr. Ward's list, the measurements of the antlers 

 being as follows : length on outer curve 43, girth 6, tip to 

 tip 20, widest inside span 35 inches. In a specimen presented 

 by Mr. Hume to the Museum in 1891 the antler-length is 

 45| inches ; the record length is 48J inches. 



83. 12. 10. 31. 2. Skull and antlers. Same locality and 

 collector. 



THE YARKAND STAG. 



YARKANDENSIS. 



Cervus cashmirianus yarkandensis, Blanford, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1892, 

 p. 117 ; Lydekker, Deer of All Lands, p. 88, 1898. 



Cervus yarkandensis, Blanford, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. 447. 



Cervus yarcandensis, Lydekker, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1896, p. 933, Game 

 Animals of India, etc. p. 215, 1907; Ward, Records of Big 

 Game, ed. 6, p. 35, 1910. 



Apart from a marked difference in the form of the antlers, 

 this species is distinguished by its light rufous colour, the 

 presence of a large orange rump-patch, including the tail, which 

 is also orange, and by less blackish brown on the buttocks. 



84. 12. 10. 31. 3. Skull and antlers (fig. 14). Maralbashi 

 Forest, N.W. of Kashgar ; collected by Mr. A. Dalgleish. 

 This specimen stands fourth in Mr. Ward's list. The 

 measurements of the antlers are : length on outer curve 



