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to the Tetnon of the pines. It is a nocturnal animal, of 

 solitary dtsposition, and extremely timid. The province of 

 Thibet is the most renowned for the superior quality of its 

 musk. This prized perfume is obtained from a small hag 

 situated in the lower region of the abdomen of the male. 

 The flesh, though strongly impregnated with a ipusky odour, 

 is also much esteemed. 



Ceylon produces a small species of this genus, called the 

 viemina. It is about 17 inches long, of a cinereous-olive ; 

 the throat, breast, and belly white, and the flanks ornamented 

 by long bars of that colour. It inhabits the jungles, and 

 was first described by Kiiox.* 



Such of the ruminating order as we have still to describe 

 are furnished with horns. We shall speak in the first 

 place of the deer tribe. These animals are remarkable 

 for their elegant forms, their light but strong proportions, 

 and the ene°rgy and activity of their general movements. 

 As among the "nobler subjects of the chase, they have long 

 been objects of interest in various countries to the aris- 

 tocracy of the human race. The genus is pretty widely 

 distributed over all the greater divisions of the globe, with 

 the exception of New-Holland.f 



We shall not enter into the history of the elk, because, 

 although it is an Asiatic animal, it does not proceed so far 

 to the southward as to enter within our present boundaries, 

 and the same reason of exclusion will apply to the red-deer 



or stag. 



There are, however, many magnificent examples of this 

 tribe of animals to be found to the south of the Nepaul 

 mountains. Of these we shall mention in the first place 

 the Nepaul stag itself (Cervus Wallichi), which in several 

 respects exhibits a resemblance to the red-deer of our own 

 heath-clad hills. The only known individual of this species 

 was brought by Dr. Wallick to Calcutta from ]Vepaul. It 

 was figured by a native artist from a five specimen in the 

 menagerie of the governor-general at Barrackpore ; the 



* Historical Relation of Ceylon. 



t We have ourselves introduced deer into Jamaica, and those imported 

 by the Portuguese thrive well in the Isle of France. It is to be hoped 

 that the vast pastures of New-Holland will be ere long stocked with 

 what would prove a valuable accession to those otherwise unpeopled 

 vraetes. 



