PkKE DAVID'S MILOU DEER 



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,\nlli:rs of I'cie David's Milou Doer nt Difieient Ages. 

 From specimens nt ^^\1bvll■n Abbey. 



PilEE DAVID'S MILOU DEER (Elaphimis davidianus). 



This remarkable deer difters from all the preceding, except the 

 roes, by the absence of a brow tine to the antlers, which are large and 

 branching, the beam forking at a comparatively short distance above 

 the burr, and the front prong of the fork again dividing, while the 

 hind prong is long and straight. The bush}^ tail is longer than in any 

 other deer, and the neck of the male is maned. There is a gland-tuft 

 on the upper half of the hind cannon-bone, but none on the hock. In 

 the adult the colour is uniformh' tawny, but spotted in the young. 

 Height at shoulder about 3 feet 9 inches. 

 Distribution. — Northern China ; probably unknown in the wild state. 



