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1. Pudu humilis. (The VenadaY B.M. 



Piulu liumilis, Gray, Cat. Ungiil. B. M. p. 24o/p. Z. S. 1864, p. 105 

 (head and horns) ; j Sclater, F. Z. S. 1871, p. 238, fig. 1, tab. 17 



(animal). jCtii''^ y^vitw,, 



Ovis duhia, Afzeliics, N. Act. Sc. Upsal. vii. p. 217. 



Hab. West coast of South America ; Chili ; Conception and 

 Chiloe. 



Fara. 21. CERVULID^E. 



Face with two longitudinal ridges, and a moist, naked groove on 

 the inner side, which are much elongated, and support the small 

 horns. Muffle moist, moderate. Canine teeth exserted. Crumen 

 large and deep. Tail elongate, tufted. Fur thin shining hair, not 

 spotted. Metatarsus without any tuft or gland-hair outside. Hoofs 

 triangular. Skull with a very large, deep suborbital pit. Forehead 

 concave, with two strong ridges, which form the base of the pe- 

 duncles of the horns in the males. 



1. CERVULTJS. 



Cervulus, Gray, Cat. Ungul. B. M. p. 217, t. 32. f. 2 (skull and 

 horns). 



* Head elongate. Skull: nose elongate, narrow, fro7n the front of the 

 orhit longer than from the front of the orhit to the occi/mt ; cheek-pit 

 large. 



1. Cervulus moschatus. (The Eatwa.) B.M. 



Pale reddish bay ; the outside of the legs blackish ; nape with- 

 out any black central line. Fawn rather darker, with small white 

 spots on each side of the back and haunches.- Series of grinders 

 elongate, 2|- inches long. 



Cervulus moschatus, Gray, Cat. Ungul. B. M. p. 218, t. 32. f. 2 

 (skull and horns). 



Hah. India, in jungles : Nepal. 



Length of skull 8| inches; width of underside of orbits 3^ inches; 

 length of nose from front edge of orbit 4^ inches ; length of tooth - 

 line in upper jaw 2^ inches ; of nose beyond teeth 2-i inches. In- 

 termaxillaries elongate, narrowed above. 



One of the skulls, without habitnt, has a small circular pedicelled 

 disk, tubercled on its upper surface like a small bur of a horn 

 growing on the outside of the peduncle of the horn. There is the 

 commencement of a similar tubercle on the peduncle of the other 

 side. 



