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Plantes in 1867. Many antlers (perhaps to the number of 300 or 

 400) and some skulls are found in various museums and in private 

 possession. The antlers figure particularly in the Chinese pharma- 

 ceutical trade. The female is practically unknown. 



FIG. 45. Schomburgk's Deer (Rucervus schomburgki) 



Perhaps the most recent specimen is said to have been shot in 

 September, 1932, in the forests near Sayok (lat. 14 30' N., long. 

 98 50' E.), along the Qwe-Noi River. Although the date of the 

 specimen is questioned in some quarters, the record gives some 

 ground for believing that the species still exists. 



Forty or fifty years ago entire herds occurred in the swamps 

 near Rangsit (lat. U- 05' N., long. 100 35' E.). At times of high 

 water the deer were said to have been hunted with boats, driven on 

 to dry islands, and killed with spears. 



There are a few early reports of the species from beyond Siam 



