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THE PIGMY CHEVROTAIN.* (Moschus pygmceus, Linn.) 



This species, the smallest of the ruminants, inhabits the East 

 Indies, Java, and Prince's Island. It is a most elegant and 

 mild little creature, only nine or ten inches long from the nose 

 to the tail ; the upper parts of its body are of a bright bay colour ; 

 the belly and inside of the thighs white ; the legs are long, and 

 as slender as a swan's quill ; and the head, eyes, and ears are 

 rather large. 



The natives ensnare great numbers of this species, and take 

 them to market, where they are sold as little pets, at about 

 threepence each. 



THE ELK, OR MOOSE-DEER.! (Cervus Alces, Linn.) 

 Eland. Wampoose. Wampoosa, 



The elk inhabits marshy forests, and the banks of rivers and 

 lakes in the north of Europe and North America ; but owing 



* This species is frequently called Guinea-deer, but it is not a native of that 

 country. 



t The animal called elk by the colonists at the Cape of Good Hope, is 

 an African species of antelope (Antelope areas}, as large as a horse. In England, 

 Ireland, Isle of Man, France, Germany, and Italy, fossil remains are found of 

 an extinct species of deer, improperly called elk, though it is more nearly allied 

 to the fallow-deer. The wapiti (Cervus Wapiti), has also been miscalled elk, 

 and so have the Samboo-deer of India (C. Mppelaphus) and a South American 

 species of deer (C.paludosus). 



