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V E RTEBRATA, 



THE UCNTJAC. 



the common deer, but smaller than the mule deer; first noticed by Lewis and Clark, and now 

 found in considerable numbers in California and Oregon, where it seems to take the place of the 

 t.<miinon deer. The color is reddish-brown above and white beneath; the horns are cylindrical 

 and twice bifurcated. "When the gold-hunters of California first resorted to that region this species 

 was a considerable resource; as gold was more abundant than food, a single buck was sometimes 

 sold for eighty dollars. 



The Long-tailed Deer, C. leucurus, is the smallest of the American deer, but having a tail 

 sometimes seventeen inches long. In general appearance it resembles the Virginia deer. It is 

 imon on the Columbia River. 



The California^ Roe, C. punctulatus. Dr. J. E. Gray says, " There is a female of this species 

 in the Zoological Gardens; it is much smaller and darker than the C Virginianus, and it differs 

 in the hair being dark, with a distinct, yellow subterminal band." It is scarcely necessary to say 

 that there is no species of this name in anv part of this country : this specimen may be of the 

 preceding species. 



Genus CERVULUS : Cervulus. — Of this there are several species. The Kijang or Muntjak, 

 ulus vaginalis — the Cervus muntjac of Zimmerman; the Ribbed-Faced Deer of Pennant; 

 Chevreuil des fades of Allamand — is about two feet two inches high; the head pointed; eyes 

 large ; ears rather large ; tail short and flattened. It selects for its retreat certain districts, to 

 which it forms a peculiar attachment, and which it never voluntarily deserts. Many of these are 

 known as its favorite resort for several generations. It is occasionally found partially domestica- 

 in the inclosures of natives and Europeans, but requires a considerable range to live comfort- 

 ably ; it is cleanly in its habits, and delicate in its choice of food. The flesh affords an excellent 

 venison, which is often found on the tables of Europeans. The natives eat the males, and always 

 •nt them in a conspicuous place in their feasts; but in consequence of some peculiarities in 

 the habits of the females, they have an aversion to them as food. They arc found in India and Java, 



The K'i ;.; \ \ or Kakr, C. moschatus, is the Cervus Moschus of Desmarest; the Musk-Deer of 

 N'ejiaul ; the Jungle Sheep. It is of a bright reddish-yellow color, with the chin and gullet 

 whitish. It is a native of India, where it lives in forests on the mountains, six or eight together. 



The ( minese Muntjak, C. Jieevesii, is of a gravish-brown color, with short, pale, ringed hair. 

 It is a native of China. Dr. J. E. Gray says, "The Earl of Derby has three kinds of these at 

 Cnowsley, but they breed together, and it has hence become impossible to discriminate the males 

 from the original spcci< 



The Cabiacou Dxkb, C. nemoralis, is the Cerf Blanc or Cerf des Paletuviers of Cuvier; 

 n uil cTAmSrigue of Daubenton ; JJiche des Savannes of Buffon, and is a native of the shores . 

 of the Mexican Gulf and of Guiana. 



