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Rusa alfredi, Gar rod, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1877, p. 17 ; Hollister, 

 Philippine Journ. Sci. sect. D, vol. vii, p. 40, 1912. 



Melanaxis alfredi, Heude, Mem. Hist. Nat. Emp. Chinois, vol. ii, 

 p. 47, 1888. 



Typical, and only, locality Philippines ; the type specimen 

 having been received from Manila. The distributional area 

 is stated to include the islands of Cebu, Guimaras, Leyte, 

 Masbate, Negros, Panay, and Samar, on the eastern side of 

 the group. 



Size relatively small, the height at the shoulder being 

 about 28 inches ; build long and low ; face rather long ; coat 

 less coarse and shaggy than in any of the following forms ; 

 general colour dark blackish brown, frequently with a deep 

 black line along the middle of the back, and marked with 

 a number of whitish spots, forming a regular row on each 

 side of the back, but less regularly distributed elsewhere ; 

 under-parts, chin, lower lip, inner -surface of buttocks and 

 of upper portion of legs, as well as fronts of thighs, white ; 

 young spotted. Antlers supported on short pedicles, 

 apparently of the general type of those of the Malay sambar, 

 but relatively smaller, and with a shorter brow-tine; ears 

 short and rounded, about one-third the length of the head, 

 almost naked behind ; face-glands moderately large ; no mane 

 on neck ; tail rather short and thinly haired, with some 

 white on lower surface ; hind-pasterns apparently with a 

 glandular cleft. 



76. 2. 30. 1. Skin, mounted, and skeleton (1681, a). 

 Philippines. Type. Purchased (Zoological Society), 1876. 



76. 2. 30. 2. Skin, young. Born in London, Zoological 

 Gardens ; the offspring of Nos. 76. 2. 30. 1 and 79. 3. 20. 1. 



Same history. 



79. 3. 20. 1. Skin, female, mounted. Philippines. 



Purchased (Zoological Society), 1879. 



VI. CERVUS (RUSA) TIMOKIENSIS. 



Cervus timoriensis, Blainville, Journ. Phys. 1822, p. 267 ; F. Cuvier, 



Hist. Nat. Mamm. vol. iv, pi. 361, 1824; Brooke, Proc. Zool. 



Soc. 1878, p. 903. 

 Cervus peronii, Cuvier, Ossemens Fossiles, ed. 3, vol. iv, p. 46, 1825 ; 



H. Smith, Griffith's Animal Kingdom, vol. iv, p. 114, 1827 ; 



J. B. Fischer, Synop. Mamm. p. 453, 1829. 



