CERVUS. 175 



Panolia, Cray List Mamnu B. M., p. 180 (1843). TyP^i C. eldi. 

 Hyelapbus, Sundevall Kongl. Vetens. Akad. Handl., p. 180 (1844)*. "^yp^t 

 C. porcinus. 



An excellent account of the genus Cervus, which has been 

 followed in the catalogue below, will be found in the Proceedings 

 of the Zoological Society for 1878, by Sir Victor Brooke. 



Key of the Indian Species. 



a. With only one brow antler ; rhinarium extensive, completely 

 surrounding the nostrils, the upper margin being slightly 

 concave. 



b. Brow antler forms an acute angle with the beam which 

 bifurcates to form two strong tines only. 



[= sub-genus Rusa.] 



c. Of large size, from 4 to 5 ft. high at the shoulder. 



C. aristotelis, p. 176. 



<■'. Of small size, about 2 ft. to 2 ft. 6 in. at the shoulder ; the 

 outer tine always surpasses the inner tine in length, 



C. porcinus, p. 178. 



b'^. Brow antler at right angles to the beam sometimes forked 

 and sometimes developing supplemental tines ; adults 

 unspotted. . . . [= sub-genus Recurvus.] 



d. Beam bifurcates very early within a few inches of the 

 basal tine and forms a crown of very long tines far 

 surpassing the undivided beam in length. 



C. schomburgki, p. 180. 



d^. Undivided beam much longer, so that the crown is 

 formed of short tines which are much shorter than the 

 undivided beam, . . C. duvauceli, p. 179. 



3». Brow antler forms with the beam a continuous curve ; a 

 supplemental tine frequently developed at the junction of 

 the beam and brow antler ; adults unspotted [ = sub-genus 

 Recurvus, pt. ] . . . . C. eldi, p. 180. 



b^. Brow antler at right angles to the beam, which forms two 

 tines only above ; adults constantly spotted. 



C. axis, p. 181. 



a'* With two brow antlers ; rhinarium not extensive, the in- 

 franarial portion completely absent, and the prenarial por- 

 tion much constricted. [= sub-genus Elaphus.] 



e. The two brow antlers of approximately the same 

 length C. affinis, p. 184. 



