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MAMMALIA. 
Sub-Genus 6.—Axis.—Horns similar to the former, but 
more slender ; no canines ; suborbital opening small, or none ; 
usually spotted with white; no mane; tail down to the houghs. 
Cervus axis. — The Axis. 
Plate XXX. fig. 2. 
Fur bright fulvous, spotted with white ; forehead with a 
dark spot; horns round, elongated, rather smooth; anterior 
antler near the burr; summits of beams converging; second 
antler medial, on the internal side of the beam turning to the 
rear; without canines, or suborbital sinus; tail long, brown 
above, the point dark. Inhabits the East Indies. 
Sub-Genus 7.—Capreolus.— Horns somewhat allied to the 
former; a small antler to the front, high upon the beam ; the 
superior one turned to the rear, and forms a somewhat flattened 
fork; destitute of canines, and lachrymary sinus; tail very short. 
Cervus capreolus .— The Roebuck. 
Plate XXX. fig. 4. 
Fur reddish-fawn colour, with a disc on the buttocks ; horns 
rather small, cylindrical; a small antler on the middle of the 
beam, pointing forward; a second higher up, turned to the rear; 
tail very short. Inhabits most parts of Europe, and temperate 
parts of Asia, and north-west of Scotland. 
Sub-Genus 8 —Mazama.— Horns having a tendency to flat¬ 
ten, bending into segments of a circle, the concave part to the 
front; one anterior antler, the other posterior and mostly verti¬ 
cal ; tail long; suborbital sinus forming a fold of the skin ; 
having a muzzle, but no canines. 
Cervus paludosus .— The Guazupaco Deer. 
Plate XXXI. fig. 2. 
Fur red-bay above, in summer, and approaching to gray in 
winter; white below ; the hair of the inguinal parts, and under 
the tail, long and white ; with a black triangle on the forehead ; 
