Manchurian Sika 115 



with black. Spots and a tinge of red frequently retained on the hind-quarters 

 of does in winter pelage. 



The type specimen of this form was a living buck procured by Mr. 

 Swinhoe at Ying-tzu-kou (Nuchwang), the treaty port of Manchuria, and 

 forwarded to the London Zoological Gardens, where it arrived in July 1864. 

 It is figured by Mr. Sclater, in plate xxxi of vol. vii. of the Society's 

 Transactions, in summer pelage, and in plate xxxii in its winter dress. 

 The summer coat is well spotted, whereas the winter dress is a rich uniform 



Fig. 30. — Buck and Doe of Manchurian Sika in winter pelage. From a photograph 



by the Duchess of Bedford. 



umber-brown, with light chestnut patches on the shoulders, faint traces of 

 the spots showing on the fore part of the back, and the under-parts being 

 dark. In the summer coat there is a black patch above the white area on 

 the tail, and a black line down the middle of the upper surface of the latter ; 

 but in the winter pelage very little black remains. 



The height of the type specimen is given as 3 feet 8 inches, but I am 

 inclined to think this is a misprint for 3 feet 3 inches, or 5 inches, as a 

 stuffed buck in summer pelage at Woburn Abbey agrees in all respects 

 with the type, but only measures about 3 feet 2 inches at the shoulder ; 



