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THE BARASINGHA OR SWAMP DEER. 
Cervus duvauceli. Native names : Barasmgha, Hind. ; Bar ay a, Nepal ; 
Maha, Himalayan Terai ; Maha Goinjak (male), Gaoni { female ), Central India ; 
Bheelwah, Assam. 
Habitat. —Along the base of the Himalayas, throughout Assam and the 
Sunderbunds, Sind, Nerbudda Valley, and Central Provinces. 
Description. —Yellow brown above, paler below in summer, rufous brown in 
winter, throat and belly and inside thighs whitish, white caudal patch. Young 
spotted. Hair fine and woolly ; neck maned, tail moderate, and face long. Horns 
smooth, the brow tine nearly at right angles to the beam, with occasional small 
points ; beam unbranched for more than half its length when it divides and 
branches into five points. 
It prefers undulating grass land on the skirts of woods. It is highly 
gregarious; the horns are shed in January or February. It feeds chiefly on 
grass; it is semi-nocturnal and loves to wallow. Flesh excellent. 
Measurements.— -Average height at shoulder, 45 ins.; length, 6 ft. ; tail, 
8 ins. ; weight from 450 lbs. upwards. Average horn measurements, 30 ins. 
round curve and 5 ins. at mid beam. 
