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measurements in the flesh, are: total length, 1700 mm.; tail, 70 mm.; hind 

 foot, 440 mm.; height at shoulder, about 720 mm. 



The skull, compared with that of topotypes of E. michianus from Ningpo, 

 in the collection of the Museum, shows strikingly larger proportions than the 

 small coastal form, and as pointed out by Lydekker, the two animals are 

 probably distinct species. The latter author has recently (1904) described as 

 new the tufted deer of Ichang (Elaphodus ichangensis) on the basis of two skins 

 and skulls from that vicinity. But one of these is adult and though the differ- 

 ences between the supposed new form and michianus are apparent enough, the 

 only character separating ichangensis from cephalophus is the supposed greater 

 size of the latter. Lydekker gives the "basicranial length" of the male Ichang 

 deer as 6| inches, against 7j inches for the corresponding measurements of a 

 female cephalophus. This dimension in our adult female, from the same province 

 as ichangensis is about 7i inches. For the present, therefore, it seems prefer- 

 able to consider our specimen as representing cephalophus. 



MUNTIACUS LACRYMANS (Milne Edwards). 



Hilzheimer (1906), has described a new Muntjac under the name of Cervulus 

 sinensis, basing his diagnosis on a single skin and skull from Kiukiang on the 

 middle Yangtze. The characters given are of a comparative nature and some- 

 what intangible, but the author considers his new species to be intermediate 

 between the coastal reevesi and the upland lacrymans described from Moupin. 

 Mr. Zappey obtained a series of seven skins and skulls from Ichanghsien and 

 Changyanghsien, Hupeh, which should therefore probably represent sinensis. 

 I am unable, however, to find any characters, that might not be other than 

 individual peculiarities, to distinguish these from lacrymans as described by 

 Milne Edwards. The distinctive features of the skull claimed by Hilzheimer 

 do not seem to be constant in the series studied, and until more detailed com- 

 parisons can be made with typical specimens it seems better to consider the latter 

 as representing lacrymans. A similar conclusion has been reached by Professor 

 Matschie (1908). No doubt the two species reevesi and lacrymans will be found 

 to intergrade, and thus to constitute geographical races rather than distinct 

 species. 



HYDRELAPHUS INERMIS (Swinhoe). 



A fine series of eighteen water deer was obtained in Hupeh, all at or near 

 Kwangtitze, on the Yangtze River. The type locality of inermis is Chinhiang 

 near the mouth of this same river. Hilzheimer (1906), has described as new, 



