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it observed, about midway between the above two carrying 

 long and perfectly clear horns with well-polished white tips. 

 Another killed in August had horns which, from their worn 

 and smooth appearance, were quite ready to be shed. Of two 

 stags I killed, right and left, in the month of March, one had 

 long clear horns with well-worn points, whilst those of the other 

 were in velvet and only half-grown. I could mention many 

 other instances tending to show the strange irregularity with 

 which this deer doffs its antlers. In the months of March 

 and April, however, I found the horns generally best de- 

 veloped. The cheetal stag is termed by the natives a 

 "jhank," as are likewise the males carrying horns of all 

 the deer tribe. 



The little four-horned antelope (Tetraceros quadricornis), or 

 " chousinghia " as it is called, is met with in much the same 

 sort of country, but rather sparsely, and usually singly or in 

 pairs. It is rather lighter in colour than the hog-deer, and 

 about the same size, but it seldom or never frequents marshy 

 ground. It is frequently found among bush jungle or near 

 the outskirts of forests. The front horns seldom grow longer 

 than an inch, and are more often mere nobs. The hinder 

 ones are about 3 or 4 inches long, and sometimes even more. 

 They are quite smooth, except a ring or two at the base, and 

 very slightly curved forward. 



The swamp deer (Rucervus Dauvancellii), called " goen " by 

 the natives, which is plentiful in the open grassy swamps of 

 some parts of the Terai, is said to be occasionally met with 

 in the Dehra Doon ; but much as I have hunted there, I 

 have never seen it in that locality. It is nearly the same 

 size as the jurrow, but paler in colour. It carries fine horns, 

 branching well forward, with many points along the upper 

 part of the beam, but only one brow antler on each horn. 

 In shape and paleness of colour the horns somewhat re- 

 semble those of the Virginian and the black-tailed deer of 



