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COMPENDIUM OF GENERIC DISTINCTIONS. 



Tribe. GiRAFFlNA. 



Horns covered with hairy skin, tufted with hair 

 at the tips. 



Genus. Giraffa. 



Neck exceedingly elongated, back sloping. Lips 

 not grooved, and totally hairy. Tongue very ex- 

 tensile. Tail long, with tuft of hair at extremity. 



Habitat. Africa. 



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Tribe. CERVINA. 



Horns, when present, shed and renewed annually. 

 Teeth. Incisors wanting in upper jaw. False 

 hoofs large. 



Sub-tribe. A Icea. 



Muzzle broad and hairy. Small bald muffle be- 

 tween nostrils. Horns large and palmed, without 

 any basal snag near crown. 



Genus. Alces. 



Neck short and thick; hair thick and brittle. 

 Mane on throat. Hind-legs with tuft of hair above 

 middle of metatarsus. 



Habitat. Northern Europe and America. 



Sub-tribe. Tangerine Deer. 



Horns with large basal snag near crown. No 

 naked muffle. 



Genus. Tarandus. 



Muzzle hairy ; crumen with pencil of hairs. 

 Habitat. Northern Europe and America. 



Sub-tribe. Elaphine Deer. 



Muzzle tapering, with bald, moist muffle, sepa- 

 rated from muzzle by a hairy band. Horns with 

 basal snag. Tuft of hair on hind leg, above middle 

 of metatarsus. 



Genus. Cervus. 



Horns round and erect, medial snag in front 

 dividing into branches at tip (one or two branches 

 on middle of front of beam). Crumen large. Hoofs 

 narrow, triangular, and compressed. 



Habitat. Europe, Asia, America, and Africa. 



Genus. Dam a. 



Horns round below and expanded above; 

 branched on hinder edge. Crumen large. Hoofs 

 like Cervus. Fur spotted in summer. 



Habitat. Europe and Asia. 



Sub-tribe. Rusine Deer. 

 Horns with anterior basal snag. Muffle not sep- 



arate from muzzle, and set high, 

 legs, as in Elaphines. 



Genus. Axis. 



Hair tuft in hind 



Horns set on rather long footstalks. Fur reddish, 

 and spotted white at all seasons. Tail and ears 

 rather long. 



Habitat. India. 



Sub-tribe. Capreoline Deer. 

 Horns without basal snag. Crumen small. 

 Genus. Capreolus. 



Horns small, erect, and round ; slightly branched' 

 with short footstalk. Tail none. Tuft on hind legs 

 slightly above middle of metatarsus. Outer inci- 

 sors of lower jaw very narrow, two central wide 

 above. 



Habitat. Europe and Northern Asia. 



Genus. C ariacus. 



Horns round and arched, central internal snag 

 tips bent forward, lower branches on hinder edge. 

 Tail moderate, lower part dark, upper pale. 



Habitat. North America. 



Tribe. MOSCH IN A. 



Horns none. Upper incisors none. Hinder edge 

 of metatarsus without hair. False hoofs large. 

 Male with odoriferous gland. 



Genus. Moschus. 



Muffle naked. Crumen none. Canine teeth of 

 males extremely long. 



Habitat. Thibet and Nepal. 



Genus. Tragulus. 



Throat and chin partially hairless. Hinder edge of 

 metatarsus rather callous. 



Habitat. Parts of Asia. >~~ 



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Tribe. CAMELINA. 



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Incisor teeth . Upper lip hairy, but naked 



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in front, and elongated. Canines in each jaw. 

 Neck long. Legs long. Toes two, callous beneath, 

 the hoofs only covering their upper surfaces. 



Genus. Camelus. 



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Back humped. Molar teeth , the foremost 



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being conical, like canines, and separated from the 

 others. Toes broad, soles not divided. 

 Habitat. Africa. 



Genus. Lama. 



Back without hump no conical molar teeth . 



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Toes long, soles separate. 

 Habitat. South America. 



Two middle toes united, and covered with a 



common hoof. No false hoofs. 

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Incisor teeth 



Genus. Equus. 



Tail entirely covered with long hair. All the legs 

 with wart on inner side. 



Habitat. Europe, Asia, and Africa. Also natural- 

 ized on plains of America. 



