204 SOME CHINESE VERTEBRATES. 
measurements in the flesh, are:— total length, 1700 mm.; tail, 70 mm.; hind 
foot, 440 mm.; height at shoulder, about 720 mm. 
The skull, compared with that of topotypes of #. michianus from Ningpo, 
in the collection of the Museum, shows strikingly larger proportions than the 
small coastal form, and as pointed out by Lydekker, the two animals are 
probably distinct species. The latter author has recently (1904) described as 
new the tufted deer of Ichang (Hlaphodus ichangensis) on the basis of two skins 
and skulls from that vicinity. But one of these is adult and though the differ- 
ences between the supposed new form and michianus are apparent enough, the 
only character separating ichangensis from cephalophus is the supposed greater 
size of the latter. Lydekker gives the ‘‘basicranial length” of the male Ichang 
deer as 6% inches, against 7£ inches for the corresponding measurements of a 
female cephalophus. This dimension in our adult feinale, from the same province 
as ichangensis is about 7% inches. For the present, therefore, it seems prefer- 
able to consider our specimen as representing cephalophus. 
Muntracts LacryMAns (Milne Edwards). 
Hilzheimer (1906), has described a new Muntjac under the name of Cervulus 
sinensis, basing his diagnosis on a single skin and skull from Kiukiang on the 
middle Yangtze. The characters given are of a comparative nature and some- 
what intangible, but the author considers his new species to be intermediate 
between the coastal reevesi and the upland lacrymans described from Moupin. 
Mr. Zappey obtained a series of seven skins and skulls from Ichanghsien and 
Changyanghsien, Hupeh, which should therefore probably represent sinensis. 
I am unable, however, to find any characters, that might not be other than 
individual peculiarities, to distinguish these from lacrymans as described by 
Milne Edwards. The distinctive features of the skull claimed by Hilzheimer 
do not seem to be constant in the series studied, and until more detailed com- 
parisons can be made with typical specimens it seems better to consider the latter 
as representing lacrymans. <A similar conclusion has been reached by Professor 
Matschie (1908). No doubt the two species reevesit and lacrymans will be found 
to intergrade, and thus to constitute geographical races rather than distinct 
species. 
HyDRELAPHUS INERMIS (Swinhoe). 
A fine series of eighteen water deer was obtained in Hupeh, all at or near 
Kwangtitze, on the Yangtze River. The type locality of inermis is Chinhiang 
near the mouth of this same river. Hilzheimer (1906), has described as new, 
