S]VAMr-DEER 



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Side view of Antlois of Swamp- Deer. From a specimen in the British Museum. 



SWAMP-DEER (Cervus duvauceli). 



This species belongs to tiie Rucervine group, in \\-hich the antlers 

 resemble those of the Rusine section in the absence of the bez and 

 trez tines, but have the beam regularly forked, and each branch again 

 dividing, so that there are at least four tines. In the s\\-amp-deer the 

 antlers are smooth and flattened, with a long brow tine rising almost 

 at right angles to the beam, which is undivided for about half the total 

 length of the antler, and then splits into a fork, each branch of which 

 is usually simpl_\- forked, but sometimes divided in a more complicated 

 manner. General colour bright rufous brown, often speckled near the 

 back. Height at shoulder from 3 feet S inches to 3 feet 10 inches; 

 weight about 5 i stone 3 lbs. 



Distribution. — India, exclusive of Ce\-lon. 



