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founded with the welbiciri, which it somewhat resembles ; 

 but its distinct ruddy colouring ought to serve easily 

 as a distinguishing character. A young red deer had been 

 procured earlier in the trip just below Tumatamari; andthe 

 contrast between the two skins was very marked, the 

 colour of the welbiciri being more distinctly yellow-brown 

 below, and chestnut-brown above. In the adult, the size is 

 far inferior to that of the red deer or the savannah deer 

 (Cariacus savannarum) ; and the pale coloured spots 

 placed in lines along the sides are retained throughout 

 life — unlike the cases of the other two species of deer 

 in which the white spots of the young are lost with 

 growth. In the welbiciri the head is very short, and the 

 eyes and the lower front of the ear are marked 

 by a distinct pale patch ; the under part of the body and 

 the tail are nearly white, while the middle back is of a 

 dark chestnut-brown, fading to a pale brown on the sides. 

 The lines of spots are of a pale yellow-brown colour, the 

 uppermost on each side being very regular and even, 

 and very distinct on the dark ground colour. 



Remembering the rare alligator which had been pro- 

 cured going up, we kept a good look out for these reptiles ; 

 but though the curious pistol-like crack of their tails on the 

 water was occasionally heard during the night, we had no 

 chance during the day of procuring them. At Pacou- 

 tout, where the two boats were successfully taken down 

 by water, a fine fail-bird was shot and a few good in- 

 sects procured, together with a rare arachnid (Acrosoma) 

 with a bifid spinose abdomen. Here, too, a very fine 

 labba was obtained. The beast had been dug out and 

 chased from hole to hole by the dogs in the evening, 

 and the men, in despair, at last made a large fire at the 



