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The Living Animals of the World 



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IXDIAN mUXTJAC. 

 Soluetiiiies called the Barkinc-deer. The Indian species 

 stands only 2 feet liiyh. 



Other Typical Deer. 



So iiuraennis are the typical deer that they are not 

 concluded even by the long list of animals already 

 enumerated. We proceed now to glance brief!}' at the 

 remainder of tliis important group. 



The PiiiLirriNE Spotted Deer, or Prixce Alfred's 

 Di:er, is a small luit extremely handsome species, found 

 in the islands of Saniar and Leyte. The height is under 

 :')() inches; the colour very dark brown, spotted with 

 white, the under-parts, chin, and upper portion of the 

 legs also white. 



Another small cerxine from tlie Philippine group is 

 tlie Cal.amianes Deer, a darkish brown beast, found in 

 the island of that name. 



The little Bavian Deer, another island-deer, from 

 the Bavian grouj), between Borneo and .Ja\'a, should also 

 l)e mentioned. \evy little is known of the habits of 

 these three deer, and few sjiecimens even of their skins 

 and horns have reached Euro[)e. 



The JInci-DEEii, allied to the last-named s}iecies, 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 reach 

 occasionally as much as 21 or 22 inches — one specimen 

 is recorded measuring '2?)\ inches. It has a yellowisli or reddish-brown coat, minutely speckled 

 with white. The summer coat is paler and niarkeil with white or ]ialisli-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. IMajor 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 wlien 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 sjiear into him for fear of 

 hurting the dogs. At last one time, as he was lireak- 

 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 C'HrrAL, or Indian Spotted Deer, often called 

 the Axis Deer, a very beautiful species, is the common 

 jungle-stag of India. Standing aliout 3 feet or a little 

 over, its lo\ely coat of bright reddish fawn is thickly 

 spotted with white at all seasons of the year. The horns 

 are somewhat of the samliar type, and measure as much 

 as oG or o8 inches in length in fine specimens. These 

 exquisite deer are often found in considerable herds, and 

 are a forest-loving species. 



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YuUNG MALK CHTNESK WATEK-DEEK. 



One of tlie few decf which have no antleiH. 



