DEER. 
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this point General Kinloch observes that many visitors to the various hill-stations 
of the Himalaya, who may never have seen a kakar, must probably be well 
acquainted with its voice, which is wonderfully powerful for such a small animal. 
It is rather difficult to convey a correct idea of it by words, but it may perhaps be 
best described as a hoarse resonant bark. The cry may frequently be heard in the 
mornings and evenings, and it is also often uttered when the deer is alarmed, when 
it hears any loud or unusual sound, or suspects the existence of any danger. 
Occasionally a kakar will continue to bark, at short intervals, for an hour at a 
time, and advantage may be taken of his betraying his whereabouts to stalk him. 
Kakar are adepts at making their way at speed through the most dense 
jungle, and run with their head low and their hind-quarters elevated. When 
running, a peculiar rattling sound 
is produced by these animals, 
which is thought to originate 
in the mouth, although in what 
manner is still unknown. The 
bucks, when attacked by dogs, 
appear to use their tusks, which 
curve outwards in a peculiar 
manner, as their chief weapons of 
defence, and are able with them to 
inflict gashes of considerable depth. 
Although young kakar are appar¬ 
ently to be met with at all seasons 
of the year, the chief pairing-time 
in Northern India is during the 
months of January and February; 
the fawns, which may be one or 
two in number, being born in the 
following June or July. The 
bucks shed their antlers in May, 
and their renewal is completed by August. The venison of the kakar is considered 
superior to that of most of the Indian deer. 
In regard to the sport afforded by these deer, General Kinloch 
writes: “ I have stalked and shot kakar at various times, and have 
also had them driven out of cover; many may be found in this manner, but, unless 
one knows their usual runs, it is difficult to know where to post oneself. Like 
many other animals, the kakar objects to being driven, and will break back through 
the beaters in order to make his point. As they probably only give a chance of a 
snap-shot at short range, it is easier to kill them with a charge of shot than with 
a rifle-bullet.” 
HEAD OF HAIRY-FRONTED MUNTJAC. 
(From Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1885.) 
Hunting. 
. There are four other species of muntjac, in addition to the common 
Indian form. Of these, Fea’s muntjac (C. feed), from Tenasserim, is 
rather smaller and darker than the Indian species, with a short tuft of hair between 
the antlers, and a much shorter tail; the latter appendage being altogether white, 
save for a narrow streak of black down the middle of its upper surface. 
