NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



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BURMESE DEER. 



England and northern Europe so long ago that the exact 

 date records of the event have disappeared, and the species 

 is now at home in very many European forests and game 

 preserves. The deer parks in England possess many fine 

 herds, but they sometimes exhibit one unfortunate result of 

 long breeding in a semi-domesticated state — departure from 

 the original type. 



The typical Fallow Deer is in winter very dark brown, 

 with light brown legs and under parts, and in summer light 

 red with white spots — quite like the axis. From this stand- 

 ard, the variations run from pure white through the color 

 of the wild type to jet black. 



The fine herd in the Zoological Park is the gift of Mr. 

 "William Eockefeller. Six of its original members came 

 from the donor's herd at Greenwich, Connecticut, and six 

 were purchased from one of the imperial parks of Russia, 

 by consent of the Czar, and represent the most hardy stock 

 obtainable. 



The Burmese, or Eld Deer, (Cervus eldi), also known as 

 the Brow-Antler Deer, is one of the rarest species to be seen 

 in captivity. Living specimens are acquired only through 

 special expeditions to northern Burma. Its most char- 

 acteristic feature is the antlers of the male, which sends 

 forward a very long and almost straight brow tine, while 



