180 Rusine Group 



extremity of the tail, bordered along the back by one or two rows of white 

 spots ; the spots low down on the flanks sometimes blending into a line ; 

 the chin, upper portion of throat, inside of ears, the under-parts, inner 

 surface of limbs, and under side of the tail white ; head uniformly brownish, 

 darker on the face, with a blackish ring on the muzzle. Antlers supported 

 on short pedicles, long, slender, and moderately rugose ; the brow-tine long 

 and making nearly a right angle with the beam ; the front, or outer, tine 

 of the terminal fork much longer than the hinder, or inner one, and forming 

 the continuation of the beam, from the inner side of which the hinder tine 



Fig. 4S. — Antlers of a Chilal in six successive years. From a photograph by the Duchess of Bedford. 



arises ; space enclosed by the two antlers more or less distinctly lyrate ; 

 sports, or irregular snags near the base of the brow-tine very frequently de- 

 veloped. Ears moderate ; tail long, pointed, and evenly haired throughout ; 

 face-gland not excessively large ; no mane on either the neck or the throat. 



The skull differs from that of the hog-deer by the normal size of the 

 auditory bullae on its lower surface. A dark variety, to which the name of 

 Cervus nudipalpebra was given, is occasionally met with, and shows scarcely 

 any indications of spotting ; but it has no apparent claim to rank as a 

 distinct sub-species. The largest individuals occur in Northern and Central 

 India, where the height of the stags commonly reaches to between 36 and 



