of a Zoological Collection made in Sumatra. \ 



escape to the woods. It is a much swifter and lighter animal, 

 and is said to be so alert and cunning, that it is a common Ma- 

 lay proverb to designate a great rogue, to be as canning as ;i 

 Kanchil. Of this cunning many instances are related by the 

 natives. If taken in the nooses laid for them, they will, when 

 the hunter arrives, stretch themselves out motionless and feign 

 to be dead ; and if he is deceived by this manoeuvre and unties 

 them, they seize the moment to start on their legs and disappear 

 in an instant. A still more singular expedient however is men- 

 tioned : that when closely pursued by dogs, the Kanchil will 

 sometimes make a bound upwards, hook itself on the branch of 

 a tree by means of its crooked tusks, and there remain suspended 

 till the dogs have passed beneath. No portion of this activity 

 and quickness is ascribed to the Napu or Pelandok ; and to this 

 difference of disposition is attributed the Kanchil frequenting 

 the forests without fear of the Tigers and beasts of prey ; while 

 the latter two, more timid, seek safety in the thickets nearer to 

 human habitations, where they are less exposed to such enemies. 

 The Pelandok is the least of the three in point of height, but 

 has proportionably a larger and heavier body : it has also a 

 larger eye. 



CERVUS. 



Of this genus there are three kinds frequent in Sumatra and 

 the adjacent islands, viz. the Rusa, the Rusa ubi, and the Ki- 

 jang. 



CERVUS Axis. 

 Rusa. Ljj 

 This is, no doubt, the greater Axis of Pennant, and is abun- 

 dantly distinct from the common or spotted Axis. 

 It is of a large size, often standing as high as an ordinary sized 

 pony of the country, which is about four feet or twelve hands. 



Its 



