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stated to be absent. The range of this brocket extends from the Guianas 

 and Colombia to Bolivia and Brazil ; and it is also found in the island of 

 Trinidad. Avoiding the dense forests ot the coast, in Brazil this brocket 

 frequents the open plains and thin forest ot the interior. 



THE PERUVIAN BROCKET 



[MaZ'jma tschucJ/i) 



The highlands on the western side of the Peruvian Cordillera are the 

 home of a representative of the present group distinguished from the last 

 by its somewfhat smaller size, smoother antlers, darker back, and certain 

 other slight details of coloration. 



THE PIGMY BROCKET 



{Mazama nana) 



The smallest representative of the group is the still imperfectly 

 known pigmy brocket of the forests of Matto-Grosso and perhaps other 

 parts of Brazil. Its colour is dark brown, with a tinge of reddish, above ; 

 and it is reported to differ from the Peruvian brocket by the presence of a 

 small tarsal gland and tuft on the inner side of the hock, as well as by the 

 larger relative size of the face-glands. 



THE CHILIAN PUDU 



{P lull/ a pudu) 



If the brockets offer but little attraction to the sportsman, this is still 

 more markedly the case with the two small South American deer known 

 as pudus, since their antlers are still shorter and more insignificant than 



