Descriptions of East Asiatic Mammals 335 
Osgood has described a Muntjak from extreme northern 
Laos, M. rooseveltorum, somewhat intermediate in characters 
between the Indian and Chinese Muntjaks. The paired skin 
glands beneath the chin, covered with stiff short hairs, are 
greatly exaggerated in this species. The color is generally as in 
M. reevesi but more reddish, and the hairs are ringed to produce 
a fine speckled effect. The length of the head and body is almost 
3 feet, the tail 5% inches, the hind foot 14 inches. 
The Chinese Muntjaks, Mantiacus reevesi, are rather 
smaller than the Indian, 16 to 19 inches at the shoulder, and the 
color is duller, reddish chestnut more or less speckled with yel- 
lowish gray, the limbs being blackish brown. The backs of the 
ears and the forehead in most typical females are black. True 
M. reevesi is from Canton. Animals from Szechwan, tending to 
be slightly more yellowish and having the backs of the ears yel- 
lowish, have been named M. r. lacrymans. On the contrary, those 
from the highlands of the northern part of the range of reevesi, 
dark-colored, with blackish mixed with the chestnut, have been 
named M. r. sinensis. From Formosa comes also M. reevesi 
micrurus. 
The Black Muntjak, Muntiacus crinifrons (in reference to 
the tuft of hairs on the brow), is a rare and exceptionally large 
species, reaching a height of 24 to 25 inches at the shoulder. It 
is found in Chekiang Province a little south of Shanghai. Its 
general color above is so dark as to appear almost black. It has 
the top of the tail black, but the sides of the face, the brow tuft, 
and the backs of the ears reddish. The underparts are white. 
The length of the head and body (in a dry specimen) is about 
3 feet 10 inches, of the tail 6% inches, of the hind foot 11 
inches. 
Fea's Muntjak, Muntiacus fece, is colored rather dark 
brown. The crown, pedicels, and bases of the ears are yellow 
and a black line marks the inner side of each pedicel. The legs 
darken to black above the hoofs, while the hind legs have a whit- 
