Swamp-Deer 191 



with white. The ears are filled internally with long white hairs ; and 

 the naked portion of the muzzle is slaty. 



The type specimen of Hodgson's Cervus dimorphe has been identified 

 with this species by Messrs. Blanford and Thomas. The distinctive feature 

 of the antlers is the distinct angle formed by the junction of the brow-tine 

 with the beam, and the length of the undivided portion of the latter. 

 Any antlers over 30 inches in length may be regarded as good specimens. 

 The following are some of the largest measurements recorded by Mr. 

 Rowland Ward : — 



Length along 

 Outer Curve. 



Circumference. 



Tip to Tip. 



Wiliest inside. 



Number of 

 Points. 



Locality. 



41 





? 



? 



6-6 



Central Provinces 



39i 



5 





37i 



5-6 



India 



SH 



*i 





? 



6-5 



Central Provinces 



38 



? 



43 



? 



6-6 





37t 



si 



23I 



28^ 



7-6 



? 



36^ 



5 



20 



? 



23 



Mavalla District 



36 



5 



2 9f 



33| 



6-5 



Nepal 



35i 



51 



22-^ 



? 



7-6 





35f 



4| 



27 



29I 



? 



? 



34f 



5* 



3«i 



? 



5-5 



Central Provinces 



34i 



Sh 



24! 



28| 



6-5 



Nepal 



Distribution. — India, not extending to the eastward of the Bay of Bengal 

 or to Ceylon. In India the range extends along the foot of the Himalaya 

 from Upper Assam in the east to the Kyarda Dun west of the Jumna, 

 throughout Assam, thence in a few localities in the Indo-Gangetic plain 

 from the Eastern Sandarbans to Bahawalpur, and Rohri in Upper Sind, as 

 well as here and there throughout the extensive area lying between the 

 Ganges and Godaveri valleys as far eastwards as Mandla, the species being 

 abundant in portions of the upper Narbada valley, as well as the neighbour- 

 hood of Bastar to the southward. As pointed out by the late Captain 

 Forsyth, to whom we are indebted for the best account of its habits, the 

 range of the swamp-deer in the Central Provinces corresponds with that 

 of the red jungle -fowl, both species being exclusively confined to the 

 tracts covered with forest of sal trees. The absence of the species from 

 Ceylon confirms the opinion expressed above as to its being a comparatively 

 modern type. 



