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to the position in which it is seen. The under parta 

 and inside of the legs are pure white, as are also the 

 throat and chin. The fore part of the chest is 

 nearly of the same colour with the back of the neck, 

 and is marked with three broad^ white, radiating 

 stripes, commencing at the throat, and passing the 

 central one into the white of the under surface of 

 the body, with the intervention of only a faint trans- 

 verse band, and the two lateral ones nearly to the 

 shoulders on each side. The bands ot' DiacKisn- 

 brown which separate these stripes are perfectly dis- 

 tinct at their anterior part a mark of considerable 

 importance in distinguishing this species from the 

 Kanchil. On either side a white line passes back- 

 wards on the cheeks for some distance from the 

 margins of the lower lip, which are continuous with 

 the white of the throat ; and this marking, in the 

 usual sitting posture of the animal, which is some- 

 thing like that of the hare in its form, gives it, when 

 viewed in front, the appearance of having five ra- 

 diating stripes on the breast." 



The Napu, continues the same author, " frequents 

 thickets near the sea-shore, and feeds principally up- 

 on berries. It seldom visits the larger forests. When 

 young, it is tamed with the greatest facility. In 

 captivity, it appears perfectly at its ease, and quite 

 indifferent of what is passing around it. Its full 

 dark eye, and placid air, give it an appearance of a 

 degree of intelligence which it does not really pos- 

 sess ; for the greater part of its existence is passed 



