MAZAMA. oe) 
The Brockets are natives of Mexico, Central America, and South 
America. They are small in stature, and possess antlers in the form 
of spikes, without any branches. The metatarsal gland is wanting, 
and in certain instances (South American species) the tarsal gland 
and tuft also. They are peculiar little creatures, with the top of the 
head tufted, similarly to the Muntjac’s, or to those of the diminutive 
Antelopes of the genus Madoqua, the Dik-Diks of Africa, with a 
rather heavy, ungraceful body and an arched back. The fawns are 
spotted with white, like those of-the large species of deer, and canines 
are sometimes present in the males. Although fossil remains have 
been found in Brazil and Argentina, the Brockets are considered to 
be a modern, as well as a degenerate group of New World deer. 
29. Mazama. Brockets. 
o—o, o—o roi Sees te “et eee yy 
en ys OF 3 Ps; Ma = 32 or 34. 
3 
Mazama Rafin., Amer. Month. Mag., 1, 1817, p. 363. Type Cervus 
rufinus Illiger. 
Horns simple, unbranched, directed backward; ears and tail 
short, the former broad, rounded; upper canines occasionally present 
in male; metatarsal and sometimes the tarsal gland absent; hair on 
forehead forming a tuft; face gland small, exposed; gland pit deep, 
triangular; size small; fawns white spotted. 
Fic. XXIV. MAZAMA SARTORI. CENTRAL AMERICAN BROCKET. 
