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laro-e, drooping, and nearly naked externally. The antlers, however, retain 

 the general tvpe of those of the \'irginian whitetail, although very slender 

 and small ; their length in the type specimen being only 7 inches. 

 The tip and lower side of the tail, like the under-parts, are pure white. 

 This whitetail appears to be confined to Colombia. Judging from the 

 large size of its ears, it would seem to be more essentially a woodland torm 

 than are any of its kindred. 



THE SAVANNA WHITETAIL 



[Maza»!:i amcricana savannanon) 



In the Guianas, and probably throughout a large extent of the basin ot 

 the Orinoco, the white-tailed deer is represented by a small form apparently 

 intermediate between the \'irginian and Colombian races. Its colour, 

 seemingly at all seasons of the year, is clear greyish brown speckled with 

 white. In its small stature, short antlers, and relatively short tail it 

 resembles the Colombian whitetail, from which it is broadly distinguished 

 by its retention of the metatarsal gland and tuft, and the hairy backs ot 

 the ears, which are also relatively smaller. A distinctive teature is the 

 presence of a single dark spot on each side ot the lower lip. 



THE PERUVIAN WHITETAIL 



\Ma-zama amcricana peruviana) 



With this type we come to the last of the small deer which can be 

 regarded as local representatives of the whitetail ; — and to those who 

 object to this arrangement it is open to regard any or all ot these small 

 deer as species by themselves. 



