CERVUS PYGARGTJS. 137 



producing two at a birth, always male and female (Des- 

 marest). 



Length of head and body, 3 feet 9 inches ; horns, 8| 

 inches ; tail, 1 inch ; height at shoulder, 2 feet 3 inches. 



Is rarely met with in England, and is not found in Ire- 

 land, but is numerous in parts of Scotland. Inhabits ele- 

 vated forests nearly all over the temperate countries of 

 Europe. Is frequent in Eussia in woods and hilly districts ; 

 also in Poland and Siberia. In Scandinavia it is said to 

 be confined to the South of Sweden, and to be rather com- 

 mon in parts of Scania (Lloyd). In Spain it is found 

 everywhere in suitable situations, and abounds in the Sierra 

 de Segura (Widdrington). In Prance it is common in many 

 Departments. Is now rare in Switzerland, though for- 

 merly common in the less mountainous districts of that 

 country. Buonaparte mentions it as one of the principal 

 beasts of chase in Italy. It is well known in the German 

 forests, and in the Carpathian Mountains. 



Cervus Pygargus. 



Cervus Pygiargus, Desm. Mamm. Sp. 675 ; Pallas, Zoog. Ross. As. 

 Description. — Horns moderate, rounded, very rugged, with 

 one antler directed forwards, originating far above the 

 burr of the horn, and another directed backwards near the 

 top of the horn. Closely resembles the Cervus capreolus, 

 differing principally in the absence of a tail, which is alto- 

 gether wanting ; it is also larger than that species, as are 

 its horns. The colour of the fur, which is long and close, 

 is the same ; the legs and under parts of the body are yel- 

 lowish ; inside of the ears and end of the lower Up white ; 

 blackish round the nose ; the white space on the buttocks 

 is much larger than in the C. capreolus. Blasius, however 

 (see ' Wirbelth. Deutschl.'), does not admit this as a distinct 

 species. 



