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four feet. Inhabits Peru and the Southern Andes, in a wild 
and also domesticated state. 
Tribe II.—Cervidh-:. 
Feet bisulcated and destitute of horns ; males with canines 
in the upper jaw. 
Genus 3.— Moschus.— Linnaeus. 
Generic Character. —Incisors canines J-J in the males, 
grinders [j-jl; total 34. Canines wanting to the females. In¬ 
cisors and grinders as in other ruminating animals. Superior 
canines large in the males ; ears long, pointed; body slender; 
feet with cleft hoofs, enveloping the last phalanges; tail very 
short; two inguinal mammse ; no horns. 
Moschus moscliiferus. —The Thibetan Musk. 
Plate XXVIII. fig. 3. 
Fur gravish-brown, very coarse and brittle; abdomen with 
a pouch, before the prepuce of the male, filled with an unctuous 
musky substance; canine teeth long, edged, and curved back¬ 
wards ; hoofs very long. Size of a roebuck. Inhabits Thibet, 
China, and Tartary. 
The substance contained in the pouch is the musk of the 
shops. 
Moschus memminna —The Ceylon Musk, or Memminna. 
Plate XXVIII. fig. 4. 
Fur olivaceous-ash above, white beneath; sides and back 
marked with irregular white spots; destitute of a musk bag. 
About sixteen inches in length. Inhabits Ceylon. 
Moschus pijgmceus. —The Pigmy Musk, or Chevrotain. 
Plate XXVIII. fig. 5. 
Fur reddish-brown above, white below. About eight inches 
long. Inhabits Guinea. 
This is the least of cloven-footed quadrupeds. 
