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The SWAMP-DEER, the true Barasingh of 
India, as distinguished from the Kashmir 
stag, which is often loosely called Barasingh, 
is a plain-loving species, found in various 
parts of India, and characterised by hand- 
some antlers, bearing as many as from 10 to 
16 points. This is a big, heavy deer, stand- 
ing nearly 4 feet at the withers, and weigh- 
ing as much as 560 lbs. The summer coat 
is light rufous, more or less spotted with 
white. The winter coat is yellowish brown. 
A near relative to this deer is SCHOMBURGK’S 
DEER, found in Northern Siam. The antlers 
of this stag are most curiously forked and 
bifurcated. 
The THAMIN, or ELD’S DEER, sometimes 
called the Brow-antlered Deer, is another 
plains-deer, found chiefly from Manipur, 
through Burma, to the Malay Peninsula. 
It is a good-sized species, standing about 
3 feet 9 inches at the shoulder, and weighing | ME ose 
as much as 240 lbs. The large antlers are MALE SIBERIAN ROE 
simple in type, the brow-tines curving down A very large species of roebuck, with more rugged antlers than the 
curiously over the forelread; the tail is European roe 
sharp, and the neck provided with a mane, the young being spotted. A Siamese race of Eld’s 
deer, found in Siam and Hainan, differs somewhat from the Burmese type. 
THE MUNTJACS 
The MUNTJACS, or BARKING-DEER, are a 
group of small deer found in India, Burma, 
and the Malay region. The INDIAN MUNTJAC 
stands about 2 feet in height, and weighs 
some 28 lbs. The antlers, which average 5 
or 6 inches in length, bear two points — 
brow-tine and beam; the lower portions, or 
pedicles, are curiously covered with hair, and 
the front of the face is ribbed or ridged in 
V fashion. The general colour is a golden 
bay, the face and limbs brown, and the lower 
parts white. The buck has sharp tusks in 
the upper jaw, and, at a pinch, knows how to 
make use of them. A shy, stealthy little 
creature, the muntjac loves dense cover, and 
the sportsman usually obtains but a quick 
snapshot at this active and wary little deer 
as it flashes across him much as does a bolting 
rabbit scuttling across a narrow drive. Local 
Indian names for the barking-deer are Jungle- 
sheep, Red Hog-deer, and Rib-faced Deer. 
Other muntjacs, varying somewhat from the 
Indian form, are the HAIRY-FRONTED, the 
TENASSERIM, the TIBETAN, and the CHINESE 
The absence of a tail, characteristic of all roes, is well shown MUNTJ ACS. 
FEMALE SIBERIAN ROE 
