1851.] On the Skou or Tibetan Stag. 389 



Reel Deer, I apprehend. In the feet there are no interdigital pores, 

 before or behind ; nor are there apparently any calcic tufts or glands ; 

 though in one sample a nudity appears on the os calcis which has 

 somewhat the semblance of this latter organ. 



The graceful and majestic horns are inserted on the summit of the 

 frontals but much before the occipital crest, upon a moderate foot_ 

 stalk which reclines considerably and is surmounted by a moderate- 

 sized burr. The horns have an ample sweep and curve, both spread- 

 ing and reclining much, and then approximating more or less, and for 

 the most part greatly so, towards their tips, thus forming large seg- 

 ments of circles. 



They are usually a good deal embrowned and more or less rough or 

 pearled on the surface ; but frequently are pale in colour and nearly 

 smooth. The beam reclines greatly at first in the manner of the 

 Axines, but about the centre of length it ascends rapidly with a lu- 

 nate sweep. There are, uniformly in all otherwise diverse specimens, 

 two basal tines, one central, and one apical to each horn. The basal 

 tines or snags are inserted proximately, but not in contact, on the 

 external anteal face of the beam, and are directed forwards with the 

 tips turned upwards ; the lower ones leaning over the eyes, the upper, 

 running nearly parallel, outside of them. The upper basal tine or bez 

 of each horn is the larger of the two, nay, it is the largest of the 

 whole, and that invariably. 



The central tine is inserted rather more externally and rises some- 

 what more than the basal ones ; but still this snag also may be said to 

 have an antero-external insertion and a forward direction. In size it 

 is always the least of the tines and its position is very near the centre 

 of the horn's length. The upper tine has very little of forward direc- 

 tion or insertion but radiates from the beam sideways, so as to form a 

 simply furcate summit to each horn ; its insertion being lateral and 

 external, and its direction ascendant with moderate divergency from 

 the beam. This apical snag is in size always superior to the central 

 snag and often to the lower brow snag, but generally is as large as the 

 latter though never so large as the upper brow snag or bez. Relatively 

 to the end of the beam it is usually very distinctly smaller, but not 

 invariably so. The tail is very short, and the caudal disc remarkably 

 small, but conspicuous from strong contrast of colours. The limbs are 



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