214 MAMMALIA. 



Horns of the usual form, with two snags near the base of the 

 right, and one on the left side. Nepal. Presented by B. H. 

 Hodgson, Esq. 



Horns, with three small snags near the base, and a short ter- 

 minal beam. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



Horns on frontal bone, elongate, and very warty. Nepal. Pre- 

 sented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



Skull and horns. India. 



Horns on frontal. India. 



Horns on frontal. India. 



Horns on frontal, India. 



Horns on frontal, smooth. India. 



Horns on frontal, very warty. India. 



Horns on frontal bone, with two snags near the base of the 

 left, and one on the right side. Nepal. Presented by B. H. 

 Hodgson, Esq. 



Horns on frontal bone. 



Skull of male. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



Horns on frontal bone. India. 



Horns, very long, thick, with very short, thick frontal and 

 submedial branch on one. 



Axis Pennantii.- Gray, Cat. Osteol. B. M. 180. 



ICON. 



Drawing of male. Hodgson, Icon. ined. B. M. t. 204. f. L 

 Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



Drawing of horns. Hodgson, Icon. ined. B. M. t. 212. f. 22. 

 Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



Drawing of male. Hodgson, Icon. ined. B. M. t. 204. f. 2. 



Drawing of male and female. Hodgson, Icon. ined. B. M. 

 t. 205. 



Drawing of horns. Hodgson, Icon. ined. B. M. t. 212. f. 33? 



Large Axis. Hardw. Icon. ined. B. M. n. 10,975. t.126, t.127, 

 horns. 



The horns of this species vary greatly in size. 

 Pennant describes two Deer, under the names of 



1. Greater Axis, Penn. Syn. 52; Quad. 106=C. Axis y. Gmelin; 



2. Middle-sized Axis, Penn. Quad. 106 = C. Axis /3. Gmelin; 



from the horns alone. These are probably only large-horned 

 examples of the common species. 



The Chitals inhabit the plains of India ; gregarious, the herds 

 being often very large. Tail elongate, reaching to the hocks, 

 ending in a point. The fur smooth and spotted, without any 

 mane. They rut in December and breed in May, and gestate 

 six months. 



