DEER.
Daim, FR 1 Cervi, IT.
Ilirsch, GER CiRTVO, SP.
Ail, IIEB. Man, TAM.
Hirp, . . . Karaja, . . . 'Dam.
A general term used by the British in India to designate several bovine animals, distinguishing them as the barking-deer, hog-deer, rib-faced deer, sambur, and spotted deer. There aro, how ever, frequent ininglings of names, as there aro a variety of scientific and vernacular synonyms. These animals aro all eagerly pursued aa game.
Giants of Tibet, Nepal, and sal forests, is the Ccrvus 1Vallichii of Cuvier.
Barn Singha or Burrtya of Bengal, eastern end northern skirts of India, ls the Rucervus duvauccUi of Cuvier.
Sangnai or Sangrai, of Munipore and Malay Penin sula, is the ranolia aeuticornla atul P. Eklll of Gmy ; the Cervus or Rusa frontalis of M'Clelland, and the Cervus Eldii of the Cal. Jour. Nat. Hist.
Sambur of the Iffahrattas, Sambara, SANER., an in habitant of the Dekhan, Southern Mahratta coun try, of Sumatra, Borneo, and Banks, is the Ifusa equine of Cuvier and Gray, thq Cervus equmns of envier, the Cerrus or Ruse hippelaphtts of Elliot, Itusa etam or Rusa Intrabang of the mhabit ants of Sumatra.
Sambur of Hodgson, a dweller in the forests of Northern India, is the Rana hippelaphus of Cuvier and Gray, the Cervus hippelaphus of Gray.
Jarai or Jerrow of the great forests of India and of Ceylon, is the Rusa Aristotelis of envier and Gmy, the Cervus Aristotclis of Cuvier.
The Spotted deer, Ohara, Smisx., and Chita!, Hunt., of continental India and Southern Maratta country and of the Malayan Peninsula, is the Atria maculata of Gray, the Cervutt axie of **ben and Elliot.
The Hog (leer of continental India and Assam, which is called by the vernacular names Para, Khar, Laghuns, and Sugoria, is the Hyelaphns porcinns of Sundeval, the Cervus porcinus of Einmernaan, and the Axis (Cervus) niger of Dr. Buchanan,
The Muntjak of the Sundltnese, Kidang of the Javanese, the Kijang of the BIalays of Sumatra, found in Banka, Borneo, Java, and Sumatra, is the Cervulus vaginalis of Bodd. and Gray, Cerrgs tnuntjac. of Zimmerman, The Barking deer of Europeans, the Rib-faced deer of Pennant, dwells in the plains of India. It is the Balker or Bolas, of the Mahrattas according to Sykes and Elliot, the Ratwa and Haher of tho Indian continent of Hodgson, Corms muntjac. of Sykes, Stylocerus ratwa of Hodgson.
Paddy-field deer of Ceylon is Axis oryrus of Kelaart.
Ravine deer or Bennet's deer, better knewn to Lidian sportsmen as the Chinckara (Antilope Bennettii), is somewhat common on the Salt Range and most parts of the Panjab, but does not affect the layas.
Deer-skins are exported from New York, NOV Orleans, Canada, and India. Antelope skins from the Cape of Good Hope are of good quality. Deer-skins are all shamoyed, or dressed in oil, chiefly for riding-breeches, and shamoyed leather of sheep, goat, and deer skins was formerly a lucrative branch of the leather trade of Great Britain. This kind of leather is employed for breeches, white or dyed, worn by persons who ride much on horseba.ck. In wet weather leatherts garments fit close to the skin, and aro long in drying, so that the wearers are liable to colds, rheumatism, and other complaints. --Terdata Adams. See Antelope ; Bovidre ; Cerviche.