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Tribe. —GIRAFFINA, 
Horns covered with hairy skin, tufted with hair at the 
tips. 
Genus.—Giraffa. 
Neck exceedingly elongated, back sloping. Lips not 
grooved, and totally hairy. Tongue very extensile. Tail 
long, with tuft of hair at extremity. 
Habitat. —A frica. 
Tiibe.—CERVINA. 
Horns, when present, shed and renewed annually. 
Teeth.—Incisors wanting in upper jaw. False hoofs 
large. 
Sub-tribe.—A leew. 
Muzzle broad and hairy. Small bald muffle. between 
nostrils. Horns large and palmed, without any basal snag: 
near crown. 
Genus.—Alces. 
Neck short and thick; hair thick and brittle. 
throat. 
tarsus. 
Habitat.—Northern Europe and America. 
Mane on 
Hind-legs with tuft of hair above middle of meta- 
Sub-tribe.—Rangerine Deer. 
Horns with large basal snag near ‘crown. No naked 
muffle, 
Genus.—Tarandus. 
Muzzle hairy ; crumen with pencil of hairs. 
Habitat.—Northern Europe and America. 
Sub-tribe.—Elaphine Deer. 
Muzzle tapering, with bald, moist muffle, separated from 
muzzle by a hairy band. Horns with basal snag. Tuft of 
hair on hind leg, aboye middle of metatarsus, 
Genus.—Cervus. 
Horns round and erect, medial snag in front dividing into 
branches at tip (one or two branches on middle of front of 
beam). Crumen large. Hoofs narrow, triangular, and 
compressed. 
Habitat.—Europe, Asia, America, and Africa. 
Genus.—Dama. 
Horns round below and expanded above; branched on 
hinder edge. Crumen large. Hoofs like Cervus. Fur 
spotted in summer. 
Habitat.—Europe and Asia. 
Sub-tribe.—Rusine Deer. 
Horns with anterior basal snag. Mufile not separate from 
muzzle, and set high. Hair tuft in hind legs, as in Ela- 
phines. 
Genus.—Axis, 
Fur reddish, and 
Tail and ears rather long. 
Horns set on rather long footstalks, 
spotted white at all seasons. 
Habitat.—India. 
COMPENDIUM OF GENERIC ‘DISTINCTIONS.’ 
Sub-tribe.—Capreoline Deer. - 
Horns without basal snag. Crumen small. 
Genus.—Capréolus, 
Horns ‘small, erect, and round; slightly branched, with © 
short footstalk. Tail none. Tuft on hind legs slightly 
above middle of metatarsus.. Outer incisors of lower jaw 
| very narrow, two central wide above. . . 
Habitat.—Europe and Northern Asia. 
Genus.—Cariacus. 
Horns round and arched, central internal snag, tips bent 
forward, lower branches on hinder edge. Tail moderate, 
lower part dark, upper pale. 
Habitat.—North America. 
Tribe. —MOSCHINA. 
Horns none. Upper incisors none. Hinder edge of meta- 
tarsus without hair. False hoofs large. Male with odori- 
ferous gland. 
Genus. —Moschus. 
Muffle naked. Crumen none. Canine teeth of males ex- 
tremely long. © . 
Habitat.—Thibet and Nepal. 
Genus. —Trégulus, 
Throat and chin partially hairless. Hinder edge of meta- 
tarsus rather callous. 
Habitat.—Parts of Asia. 
Pribe,—CAMELINA, 
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Incisor teeth —— 
neisor tee 33 
and elongated. Canines in each jaw. Neck long. Legs long. 
Toes two, callous beneath, the hoofs only covering their 
upper surfaces. 
Upper lip hairy, but naked in front, 
Genus.—Camélus. 
Back humped. Molar teeth = the foremost being co- 
nical, like canines, and separated from the others. Toes 
broad, soles not divided. 
Habitat. —A frica, 
Genus.—Lama. 
5—5 
= Toes 
Back without hump—no conical molar teeth 
long, soles separate. 
Habitat.—South America. 
Family. —Equip#. 
Two middle toes united, and covered with a common hoof. 
BIS} 1—lL 6—6 
vi ==, (6), = Necks 
No false hoofs. 3 C. Ly M 3 ec’ 
Incisor teeth 3 6 
maned, 
Genus.—Equus. 
Tail entirely covered with long hair. All the legs with 
wart on inner side. 
Habitat.—Europe, Asia, and Africa. Also naturalized on 
| plains of America. 
