THE HOG DEER 
(CERVUS PORCINUS) 
T HESE little deer are fairly numerous in parts of the Terai 
country. They extend to Assam and Burma, but stick to the grass 
plains and do not go up into the hills. They are usually found 
alone, or two or three together at most. To look at, the hog deer 
is a sort of pocket edition of the sambur; when on the run, how- 
ever, he keeps his head down and the rump up. These deer are 
generally shot from the backs of elephants, when the party is on the way 
home at the end of the day, and the order is given to fire at anything that 
gets up; but they present a small mark and are by no means easy to hit 
when moving. 
They may also be stalked in the early morning or late evening, when 
feeding near the edge of the forest. 
THE MUNTJAC, OR BARKING DEER 
(CERVULUS MUNTJAC) 
T HIS deer is found in India up to the foothills of the Himalayas, 
also in Burma and Ceylon. It is sometimes spoken of as the 
Karkar, or ribbed-faced deer, the latter name being derived 
from the continuation of the hairy pedicles on which the short 
horns stand; the bucks have two tusks in the upper jaw, some- 
what like those of the musk deer of Kashmir, but not so long 
and slender. 
Muntjacs have an annoying habit, when alarmed, of running off a 
little way and then stopping and barking like a dog, and thus disturbing 
the whole jungle. They are not very interesting to hunt, and their heads, 
when secured, cannot be regarded as much of a trophy; nevertheless, they 
have the recommendation of being good to eat. 
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