256 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 
INDIAN MUNTJAC 
Sometimes called the Barking-deer. The Indian 
species stands only 2 feet high 
OTHER TYPICAL DEER 
So numerous are the typical deer that they are not 
concluded even by the long list of animals already 
enumerated. We proceed now to glance briefly at the 
remainder of this important group. 
The PHILIPPINE SPOTTED DEER, or PRINCE 
ALFRED’sS DEER, is a small but extremely handsome 
species, found in the islands of Samar and Leyte. The 
height is under 30 inches; the colour very dark brown, 
spotted with white, the under-parts, chin, and upper 
portion of the legs also white. 
Another small cervine from the Philippine group is 
the CALAMIANES DEER, a darkish brown beast, found in 
the island of that name. 
The little BAVIAN DEER, another island-deer, from 
the Bavian group, between Borneo and Java, should also 
be mentioned. Very little is known of the habits of 
these three deer, and few specimens even of their skins 
and horns have reached Europe. 
The HOG-DEER, allied to the last-named species, is 
an animal much better known, found as it is in many 
parts of India and Burma. This handsome little deer 
stands from 24 to 28 inches at the shoulder, and carries 
antlers which average from 10 to 15 inches, and reache 
occasionally as much as 21 or 22 inches — one specimen 
is recorded measuring 23} inches. It has a yellowish or reddish-brown coat, minutely speckled 
with white. The summer coat is paler and marked with white or palish-brown spots. This 
sturdy little deer is found usually in long grass, and 
affords excellent snap-shooting; it is also run into with 
dogs and speared by mounted sportsmen. Major Fitz- 
Herbert thus describes a chase of this kind: “ He [the 
little stag] stood at bay, with head down and bristles 
raised like a miniature red deer of Landseer’s, but broke 
away when I came up. Once he charged the bitch 
and knocked her over. He stood at bay two or three 
times, but I could never get a spear into him for fear of 
hurting the dogs. At last one time, as he was break- 
ing bay, I came up, and he charged me with such 
force as to break one of his horns clean off against the 
spear. However, I struck him in the spine, and rolled 
him over.” These little deer have quite extraordinary 
pluck, and have been known even to charge and wound 
a horse. 
The CHITAL, or INDIAN SPOTTED DEER, often called 
the Axis Deer, a very beautiful species, is the common 
jungle stag of India. Standing about 3 feet or a little 
over, its lovely coat of bright reddish fawn is thickly 
spotted with white at all seasons of the year. The horns 
are somewhat of the sambar type, and measure as much 
as 36 or 38 inches in length in fine specimens, These YOUNG MALE SeianeR 
exquisite deer are often found in considerable herds, and WATER--DEER ° 
are a forest-loving species. 
One of the few deer which have no antiers 
