972 



UNGDLATA 



190 ; pencil, 100 ; hind foot (with hoof), 435 ; ear from crown, 

 165 ; width of ear at middle, 90. For cranial measurements see 

 Table, p. 983. 



Specimens exafnined. — Sixty-seven, from the following localities: — 

 England : As enumerated below, 62. 

 Sweden : No exact locality, 1 (U.S.N.M.). 

 Germany : No exact locality, 1. 

 Locality unknown : Three (U.S.N.M.) 



Genus CAPREOLUS Gray. 



1821. Capreolus Gray, London Med. Repos., xv, p. .307, April 1, 1821. 

 1837. Cajn-ca Ogilby, Proc. Zool. See. London, 1836, p. 135, June 27, 1837. 

 1857. Caprcolus Blasius, Siiugcthiere Deutschlands, p. 467. 



Tjipc species. — Cervus caprcnJus Linnajus. 



(jeograplucal distribution. — Central and soutlua-n Europe from 

 Great Britain and southern Scandina\ia eastward ; in Asia east 

 to the Pacitic coast. 



Cliararters. — Telemetacarpalian deer of small size with narrow, 

 elongate hoofs, maxillary canines normally ab.sent,* lower incisors 

 distinctly though not excessively difierentiated in size and form, 

 lachrymal vacuity large, the pit reduced to a shallow, incon.spicuous 

 depression ; vomer low posteriorly, showing no tendency to divide 

 the po.sterior nares into two chamljers ; antler small,! ^^st appear- 

 ing about a year after birth, erect, terete, without brow tine, 

 the prongs normally three, the pedicle appearing to arise further 

 back than in Cervus, but its anteri(jr base extending over orbital 

 cavity ; tail reduced to an inconspicuous papilla ; muzzlt; naked ; 

 young with spotted coat very ditierent from pelage of adult. 



* For account of their occasional occurrence see KoUiker, Wiirzburger 

 Naturwiss. Zeitschr., vi, p. 82, 1866. 



t Sometimes present in females (see Sherren, Field, London, cxiv, 

 p. 751, October 23, 1909). 



