THE MUNTJAK. 



Stylocerus Muntjak SMITH. 



PLATE XIX. 



Rib-faced Deer, Pennant, Quad.Cer\us muntjak, Desm. 

 Mammalogie ; Horsf. ZooL Researches in Java Styloce- 

 rus muntjak, H. Smith; Griff. Cuvier, iv. 143, and Sy- 

 nopsis. 



THE Muntjak, or Sumatra Roe, as it is occasional- 

 ly termed, is at present best known by the figure and 

 description of Dr Horsfield, which appeared some 

 years since in that naturalist's "Zoological Researches 

 in Java." It is a native of many of the eastern 

 islands, and while it resembles the roe of Europe in 

 its general shape, an animal in full health and vigour 

 is nearly one-fifth larger. They have the same ele- 

 gance of appearance, the same springy lightness in 

 their bounds, and, by native poets of both coun- 

 tries, have been employed as emblems of softness, 

 timidity, or speed. 



The height at the shoulders of Dr Horsfield's ani- 

 mal, is about two feet two inches, and that gentle- 

 man's description is nearly as follows. " The face 

 affords a peculiar character of the Cervus muntjak ; 

 it differs in a small degree in the living animal, and 



