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a. Size larger ; gland cleft on liind 

 pasterns without long hairs ; 

 coat spotted at all seasons ... II. Axis. 

 h. Size smaller ; gland cleft on 

 hind pasterns, lined with long 

 hairs; coat spotted, at most, in 

 summer ... ... ... III. Hyelaphus. 



B. — No specialised gland, or deep cleft, 

 on front of hind pasterns ; upper 

 canines nsually present. 

 a. Mnffle extending some distance 

 below the nostrils ; antlers 

 normally three-tined ; tail rela- 

 tively long and bnsh}^, coat 

 unicolorons ... ... ... IV. RUSA. 



h. Muffle scarcely extending below 



nostrils ; tail short. 



a. Antlers typically dichoto- 



moiisly forked, with at least 



four tines ; no light rnmp- 



patch ... ... ... V. RuCERVUS. 



6\ Antlers usuallj^ five-tined ; a 

 light rump-patch or area on 

 back of hams ... ... VI. Cervus. 



Gen. I. — MuNTiACUS. 



This name was given by Rafinesque in 1815, a year earlier 



than Blahiville's Cervulus. 



No. 362, muntjac, Zimm. I re-examined this group recently, 

 No. 363, /ec5, Thos.& Dor. (J. B. N. H. S. xxiv, p. 42, 1915), 



and decided to recognize four 



species excluding jfece. These five species may be arranged in a 



key as follows : — 



Key to the species o/Muntiacus. 



A. — Upper surface of tail rufous or fulvous. 



a. Grizzling not extending backwards 



beyond the shoulders. 

 a^. General colour tawny ochraceous.l. grandicornis, Lyd. 

 6\ General colour bright chestnut. 2. vaginalis, Bodd. 



b. Grizzling extending backwards 



over back. 



a\ General colour ochraceous buff. 3. aureus, H. Sm. 



b^. General colour hazel ... ... 4. malabaricus, Wr. 



B. — Upper surface of tail black ... ... 5. fecB, Thos. & Dor. 



