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Main metacarpals and metatarsals fused, respec- 

 tively, into cannon-bones, feet relatively long and 

 slender, with the lateral toes small Tracjuhts. 



Main metacarpals and metatarsals * separate, feet 

 shorter and stouter, with the lateral toes larger... Dorcafheriiim. 



I. Genus TRAGULUS. 



Tragulus, Pallas, Spicil. Zool. fasc. xiii, p. 27, 1779 ; Milne-Edwards, 

 Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. ser. v, vol. ii, p. 49, 1864 ; Blanford, Fauna 

 Brit. India, Mamm. p. 554, 1891 ; Merriam, Science, ser. 2, 

 vol. i, p. 375, 1895 ; Stone and Belin, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philad. 

 1902, p. 128; Bonhote, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, vol xi, 

 p. 296, 1903 ; Pocock, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1910, p. 979. 



Memina, Gray, Med. Eejws. vol. xv, p. 307, 1821 ; nee G. Fischer, 

 1814. 



Meminna, Agassiz, Nomenclator Zool., Mamm. p. 20, 1842 ; Gray, 

 List. Mamm. Brit. Mus. pp. xxvii and 172, 1843. 



Size small ; main metacarpals and metatarsals fused, 

 respectively, into cannon-bones ; feet relatively long and 

 slender ; muzzle with a large bare muffle ; coat fine and 

 close ; with characteristic light markings on throat and chest ; 

 skull elongated and compressed anteriorly, with premaxilla3 

 reaching nasals; dentition: i. -9-, c. \, p. 3, m. ?,, the molars 

 selenodont and short-crowned, and the premolars in appo- 

 sition with one another and their crowns triangular in 

 profile ; tail short or medium. 



Restricted to the forest-tracts of south-eastern Asia. 



The typical forms of the four species here recognised are 

 respectively characterised as follows : — 



A. Upper-parts spotted with white ; chin and throat 



fully haired T. meminna. 



B. Upper-parts not spotted ; skin of area between 



branches of lower jaw bare and glandular. 



a. General colour tending to dark smoky grey, at 



least on flanks, size larger, length of hind-foot 



about 5a to 6 inches T. javanicits. 



b. General colour, at least on flanks and edges of 



belly, rufous. 



h' . General colour bright rufous ; nape not darker 



than back ; size medium T. Stanley anus. 



c' . Back greyish, brightening to rufous on flanks ; 

 a dark, sometimes black, nuchal stripe ; size 

 smaller ; length of hind-foot about 4 k to 5 

 inches T. kanchil. 



* These may more or less completely fuse in old age. 



