ebruary, 1923 
ang-tzu form was confused by Robert 
winhoe, is confined to Japan, and is a 
ither small, short-headed form. The 
lanchurian form is remarkable for its 
hormous size, specimens of as much as 
bo lbs. weight being fairly common. 
,'he Corean form is smaller, while the 
'ang-tzu species though large does not 
qual the Manchurian form in this re- 
pect, has a slender skull, not very large 
asks, and is, generally speaking, a rather 
ale or light colored form. 
The mountains of Western Shansi 
orm one of the best pig-hunting 
rounds in North China, and it is there 
hat some of the best bags in this line 
| ,ave been made by European sportsmen 
rom Tientsin and Peking. 
The wapiti, or “elk,” of North Amer- 
ca is represented in our region by pos- 
ibly two forms, one in North Shansi, 
vhich has been identified from specimens 
ecured by the writer as Cervus xantho- 
'ygus, M.-Edw., originally described 
rom Manchuria; and the other in 
Vestern Kansu, recently described and 
Lamed Cervus kansuensis by Mr. Po- 
i-.ock, from specimens secured by Fen- 
vick Owen and Frank Wallace. 
In both these forms the body and 
intler measurements fall considerably 
hort of the American species (C. cana¬ 
densis), of which owing to the shape of 
heir horns they may be considered sub- 
S .pecies. These large Chinese deer are, 
lowever, considerably larger than the 
European red-deer, and have much 
itouter horns. They appear to be inter- 
nediate between the American wapiti 
md the red-deer of Europe, their habits 
igreeing as much with the one as the 
ither. 
A much more graceful deer, and one 
nore beautifully marked, is the North 
J China sika, or spotted deer. The group 
:o which this animal belongs has been 
,*iven the sub-generic name of Sika, and 
s typified by the little Japanese spotted 
Jeer, Cervus sika. The North China 
! ind Manchurian representatives are, 
however, large animals, fully as large as 
the European red-deer. They have very 
handsome horns, though eight points is 
| the limit. In summer the pelt is of a 
' beautiful chestnut-red color, with large 
white spots on the body part. In winter 
it is brown, the spots fading away to a 
grayish-brown, often being almost in¬ 
discernible. Four species have been 
recognized, namely: Cervus mantchuri- 
j cus, Sw., and C. dybowskii, Tacz., from 
Manchuria and the Ussuri region, C. 
mandarinus, M.-Edw., (=C. hortulorum, 
Sw.) from the Imperial Hunting- 
Grounds in Chihli, and C. grassianus, 
Heude, of the forested mountainous 
country of West Shansi. These, it must 
be confessed, have been separated on 
rather slender differences, and by some 
might be considered only varieties of 
one species. These large sikas are all 
forest loving deer, and are only to be 
found where there is plenty of thick 
I cover. Owing to the value set upon 
their horns when in velvet they are ruth¬ 
lessly hunted and it is only a matter of 
: time for them to be exterminated 
altogether, at least in the wild state. 
{To be continued) 
77 
S URELY the high reputation 
of Smith & Wesson, won by 
half a century of Superior per¬ 
formance, is sufficient guide for 
the selection of your Revolver. 
nee: 
Smith & Wesson 
dftianufacturers of Superior Revolvers 
SPRINGFIELD 
MASSACHUSETTS 
No arms are genuine Smith 
& Wesson Arms unless 
they bear, plainly marked 
on the barrel, the name 
SMITH & WESSON, 
SPRINGFIELD. MASS. 
Catalogue sent on request 
Address Department I 
CSfl 
aiaagmiisiiHiU 
In writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream. It will identify you. 
