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horns, from 2 to 5 inches. Of the only specimen I have at present in 
my collection the posterior measurement from cranium to tip of horn is 
64 inches, of which the bony pedicle is 3 inches. 
It is a question whether we should separate the Indian from the 
Malayan animal. The leading authority of the day on the Cervidee, 
Sir Victor Brooke, was of opinion some time back (see ‘ P. Z. S.,’ 1874, 
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p- 38), that the species were identical. He says: ‘In a large collection 
of the skins, skulls, and horns of this species, which I have received 
from all parts of India and Burmah, and in a considerable number of 
living specimens which I have examined, I have observed amongst 
adult animals so much difference in size and intensity of coloration 
that I have found it impossible to retain the muntjac of Java and 
Sumatra as a distinct species. ‘The muntjacs from the south of India 
