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Coassus nemorivagus, Gray, Cat. Osteol. B. M. 64; Knows. Menag. 
68. t. 48.—Cervus nemorum, Desm. Mam. 446.—C. simplicicornis, 
Illiger, Pr. Max. Abbild. t. .—Young? Moschus delicatula, Shaw, 
Mus. Lever. t. 36. 
Inhabits Brazils. 
A male specimen at Knowsley Menagerie, drawn by Mr. Wolf inNov. 
1850 (Pl. XXII.), was dark brown; streak on each side of the fore- 
head, upper part of the legs and spot on the angles of the lower lip 
blackish ; streak over each eye yellowish ; under lip and spot on upper 
lip near muffle, underside of the tail and inner side of the upper part 
of the thighs white; muffle smooth, bluish, upper edge slightly 
arched; ears small, lower half of the inner side black. 
This male was the size of a full-grown Roebuck, as is the largest 
of the genus in the Menagerie. 
There is a female at Knowsley (Pl. XXIII. and XXVII. f. 3), drawn 
by Mr. Wolf in November 1850, which is probably a young female of 
this species. Mr. Fraser thus described it: ‘‘ A female: dark grey, 
tinged with brown, greyer on the head and neck ; the lower part, and 
the inside of legs, the belly and round the eyes rust-coloured; the 
purple brown patch in the ears smaller and less distinct than C. rufus. 
A small white stripe in front of the eyes and the under surface of the 
tail white ; from the eyes to the nose short and thick compared with 
the other specimens.” 
2. Coassus ruFus. The Cucuacu-eTe or Pita. 
(Mammalia, Pl. XXIV. XXVII. f. 2.) 
The fur bright shining red ; crown and neck grey; sides of face 
and chest paler. Young: reddish, white spotted, spots of side un- 
equal; nape with a distinct white-edged dark central streak; the 
mufle carunculated, rather angularly produced above. 
Var. With white rings above the hoofs. 
Cervus rufus, F. Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. vii. 485 ; Cuvier, Oss. Foss. 
iv. 53. t. 3. f. 41, 42, t.5. f.44; H. Smith, G. A. K. iv. 140. t. ; 
Pr. Max. Abbild. t. ; Fischer, Syn. 446, 618; Licht. Darst. t. 20; 
Sundeval, Pecora, 60.—Cervus simplicicornis (Apara 3.), H. Smith, 
G. A. K. iv. 141. t. .—C. dolichurus, Wagner, Supp. iv. 389.— 
Cariacou de la Guyane, Buffon, ix. 90.—Biche rouge, Buffon, Supp. 
iil. 126.—Gouazou pita, Azara.—Coassus rufus, Gray, Knows. Men. 
69. t. 47. 
Inhabits 8. America. 
The males cast their horns in the month of September, and they 
are very shortly replaced by a new pair. 
Mr. Fraser has kindly sent me the following description of the fe- 
male at Knowsley, figured by Mr. Wolf in November 1850 (PI. XXIV.): 
«A female: light red brown, neck and head greyer; darker grey on 
the hocks and upper part of the fore legs; the forehead with one 
black stripe on each side a grey one in the centre, which leaves two 
brown yellow stripes on each side; ears with a purplish brown patch 
of about a third of the whole extent inside; the muffle is caruncu- 
lated as figured Pl. XXVII. f. 2, of a purplish hue.” 
No. CCXVI.—Proceepinés or THE ZootoercaL Socrery. 
