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The muntjacs are only a little more than two feet in height, and their short 
legs and their bodies are covered with smooth, reddish-yellow hair, white, how¬ 
ever, being the color of the throat and belly, and brown that of the face and legs. 
A species is found in Borneo, which is darker in coloring and smaller in stature. 
It is called the Borneo Sambur ( Cervus eqiiinus). There is a species in Java 
(Cervus hippelaphus) , and the Indian species ( Cervus rucervus ) is notable for the 
projection of its antlers at right angles. 
The Caspian Deer ( Cervus ccispicus ) is a spotted mountaineer, which changes 
to a sober brown in the winter. 
The Unarmed Deer ( Hydropates inermis ) has no antlers. It belongs to 
China, is a water deer, and lives amidst the rushes. 
The Russian Roe ( Capreolns pygargus ) has six-tined horns, is in habits 
and appearances much like the roebuck, and is not gregarious. 
A FIGHT TO THE) DEATH. 
The Brazilian Marsh Deer ( Cervus paludosus ) and the Pampas Deer 
(Cervus campestris ) are frequently mentioned in books of South American 
travel. 
The Red-coated Coassus ( Coassus rufus ) is only about two and a quarter 
feet in height, and it is spiked rather than antlered. Its habitat is South 
America. 
The Asiatic Sambur, or Rusine Deer (Cervus aristotelis) , has horns set 
upon a footstalk, projecting, and forked only at the end. It is large and power- 
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