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Habitat .—From Sind and the U. P., eastwards to Assam, Sylhet, and as far 
as Burma. 
Period of gestation .—Eight months. 
Description.— Of small size with short legs ; small horns on longish pedicles, 
the brow antler meeting the beam at an acute angle, upper tine exceeding the 
inner It is brown in colour with paler lower parts, ears white inside and 
tail white beneath The young up to six months are spotted throughout. 
It keeps entirely to alluvial plains and abounds in grass and bush jungle. 
It is not gregarious, is ungainly in its movements, and an awkward runner. 
The bucks drop their horns in April. 
Measurements. — Average height about 24 inches ; length from muzzle to 
root of tail, 42 inches ; horns, 12 inches ; weight, 90—100 lbs. 
Record Heads .—The Bombay Natural History Society has a 20f ins. speci¬ 
men and there is an almost equally fine one of 20 ins. in the Indian Museum 
(Calcutta) shot in Martaban and presented by the late Lieut. R. C. Beavan. 
“ Dee A ” gives in the Asian (9-6-93) the following measurements:—(1) Right 
horn, 21 ins.; left, 20} ins.: (2) Right horn, 26 ins. ; left, 20f inches, which latter 
is, I take it, the record. Horns of 18 and 19 inches have often been recorded ; 
anything above 17 inches is regarded as good in these days. 
