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and chest are also white, and from the former, two lines of the 

 same color on each side radiate backwards, the lower one ex 

 tending to the shoulders. (This peculiar marking specifically 

 varied in a slight degree, characterises the remaining species of 

 this genus.) 



Moschus Napu. The NAPTJ, or CHEVROTAIN. 



This Musk Deer is a native of Java, and is about the size of a 

 rabbit, the legs are scarcely as thick as a common quill ; the 

 general color is a uniform ferruginous brown, clouded with 

 black; and the animal has throat marks as above referred to. 



To this species, Sir Stamford Raffles has given the specific 

 name Javanicus. He remarks, that it &quot; frequents thickets near 

 the sea-shore ; and feeds principally upon the berries of a species 

 of Ardisia ; can be easily trained when taken young, and will 

 become quite familiar.&quot; 



Moschus Kanchil. KANCHIL MUSK DEER. 



This is by some regarded as the most elegant, as it is one of 

 the smallest of the Ruminantia, and is also found in Java and 

 Sumatra. Its height is about nkie inches; its length, four 

 teen. The color is a deep yellow brown, approaching to 

 black on the back, a bright bay on the sides, and on the under 

 parts white. The markings of the throat have the upper line of 

 white extending from the face to the shoulder, differing in this 

 respect from those of the Napu. It has long canine teeth, and 

 a tail tufted and white at the tip. Berries and wild fruit consti 

 tute its food. Among the Javanese, it is said to have a reputa 

 tion for strategy similar to that of the fox. A Malay proverb 

 doscribes a great rogue as being &quot;as cunning as a Kanchil.&quot; 

 &quot;If taken in a noose laid for it, the Kanchil, when the hunter 

 arrives, will stretch itself out motionless, and feign to be dead ; 

 and if, deceived by this manoeuvre, he disengage the animal, it 

 seizes the moment to start on its legs, and disappears in an in 

 stant.&quot; A still more singular expedient is mentioned, viz., &quot;that 

 when closely pursued by the dogs, the Kanchil will sometimes 

 make a bound upwards, hook itself on the branch of a tree by 

 means of its bent tusks, and there remain suspended, until the 

 dogs have passed beneath.&quot; 



Linnseus placed tbe Musk Deer between the Camels and Deer. 

 Swainson places them between the Camelopards and Deer. 



Why arc the MuskDeer so called ? What is Cuvier s remark respecting 

 them? What is said of their general form, &c. ? How many species does 

 the family include ? What is said of the size of these animals ? Describe 

 the Thibet Musk? What is its great peculiarity? What shows the powerful 

 nature of the Musk ? What property of matter does this illustrate ? To 



