182 THE MUNTJAK. 



in prepared specimens found in collections. In the 

 former, there exists two rough folds of the skin, which 

 are considerably distended and elevated ; they are 

 separated about an inch and a half above, and, fol- 

 lowing the direction of the prominent sides of the 

 forehead, they unite below, so as to mark the face 

 with the letter V. In the dried sabject the folds 

 are contracted, and three distinct ribs appear, which 

 have suggested to Pennant the name of Rib-faced 

 Deer. 



" A few straggling delicate bristles are scattered 

 over the face, near the nostrils, and over the lower 

 lip and chin. The ears are of moderate size, erect, 

 oval, and internally bordered with a series of beauti- 

 ful white hairs. The face is marked with two black 

 lines, following the direction of the lateral ridges, and 

 continued along the pedestals to the coronal margins, 

 by which they are terminated. The colour of our 

 animal is a reddish-brown, but it differs in different 

 parts in its intensity. The specimens belonging to 

 the Museum of the India House have a reddish- 

 brown tint, inclining to fulvous. Tbe inside of the 

 thighs, region of the pubes, and the under side of 

 the tail, are white. The lower part of the thighs 

 and the legs are dark brown, slightly variegated 

 with grey ; but a streak of reddish-brown extends 

 along the legs, posteriorly, towards the tarsus, where 

 it becomes dark and blackish. The colour of the 

 Muntjak varies at different periods of the year. The 

 female also, at least in Java, is darker than the male." 



