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then backwards. The beam inclines backwards and upwards, and 
then curves gradually forwards and sidewards. 
In the three-year pair the bony pedicle sinks in height, and the 
brow-antler lengthens greatly, making a deeper cleft; the horns 
incline from each other at a much greater angle; the hind snags 
lengthen and become more lateral, and the points are much larger ; 
the beam the while remains much the same in length and thickness. 
The measurements are— 
inches. 
Total Jeneeh et norm: 325.24 ni. as 050 a ease 
Length of brow-antler from‘cleft ............ 63 
— of cleft to base of horn....... a 
——— of upper cleft to point ......... 63 
-—_—— of postlateral snag ................. Qf 
Distance apart at base of horn .............. 32 
below mapper cleft <2... ........-... + amalOZ 
——— of brow-antlers.................... 11 
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+= -— of hind snags... 9: ... Seen: an done. 10% 
In the five-year old the horns are in every way larger and longer ; 
the brow-antlers and the points are much lengthened, and curve 
inwards. The postlateral snags become still more lateral, and a rudi- 
mentary tine shows itself on the inner side of the right brow-antler, 
near the cleft. 
Measurements. 
: inches 
Total length of horn .. Pe ee 18 
Length of brow-antler from cleft ..... ...... 8 
——— of cleft to base of horn......... 24 
——— of upper cleft to point .......... «aaa 
—— of postlateral nae. . vn: 2 <ddintestn. ovement 
Distance apart at base of horns.... .....-..- dt 
below upper cleft ............. 122 
——— of brow-pntlers: 5.0). « .,./.is eb sc oes > 114 
——=—=at POIs Ge... £455)... suwk Seg ecdee, eh dZ 
-——— of hind snags.............. 9 
Circumference at base of beam.............- 52 
(ONE Gn OIGODS 6.0 Uso meas oe 4 
The horn of the typical Sambur (C. aristotelis), of which there 
is a large series in the British Museum, is well marked by having 
the hind snag of the apical fork prolonged into the main prong, while 
the fore snag is reduced into a secondary position; this character 
seems to hold good throughout the series. But the Museum has 
also horns from unknown localities, which resemble our Hainan spe- 
cimens in the shortness of the hind snag and the prolongation of the 
fore snag; and in Mr. Flower’s possession I have seen horns which 
agree closely with mine. Mr. Flower’s specimens were received from 
Mr. Blyth, but, unfortunately, it is not known in what part of India 
they were collected. The horns of the Formosan Sambur (C. 
swinhoii) are-of much the same form as those of the Hainan race, 
