THE DEER OF INDIA 



in the rutting season, and then contains about one 

 ounce. 



In colour, the musk deer appears to be some- 

 what variable, but Kinloch describes him as 

 " brownish grey varying in shades on the back, 

 where it is darkest, so as to give the animal a 

 mottled or brindled appearance." In shape, it is 

 peculiar, the hind-quarters being elevated. Musk 

 deer are hornless in both sexes, but the male is 

 armed in the upper jaw with a pair of tushes which 

 attain a length of some three inches. 



Musk deer may be shot either by still-hunting 

 or by driving. Although they occur in different 

 sorts of ground, Kinloch found more of them in 

 the birch forests than elsewhere. He considers 

 the flesh excellent, though it bears a faint odour 

 of musk. 



The principal vernacular names for the musk 

 deer are 



Hindustani Kastura. 



In Cashmere Rous, Roos, and Kasture. 



Thibetan La-lawa. 



Ladakhi Rib-jo. 



THE MOUSE DEER (Meminna indica) 



This diminutive, hornless animal, which weighs 

 only five or six pounds, and measures in height 

 only 10 or 12 inches, is found in large forests all 

 over India. Although it is very common in the 

 forests of Mysore, as was testified by the presence 



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