THE MALAYAN RUSA-DEER. 
Cervus Equinus. Cuvv. 
Tue Deer constitute a numerous and beautiful group of 
Ruminants, which are readily distinguished by the grace- 
ful symmetry of their form, by their long and slender, 
but firm and sinewy, legs, by their broad and pointed 
ears, and by the comparative shortness of their tails; 
but more especially by the generally large and branch- 
ing horns which ornament the heads of the males. Like 
all the ruminating animals, with the exception of those 
mentioned in the preceding article, they are furnished 
with eight cutting-teeth in the lower jaw, opposed to a 
callous and toothless surface in the upper; and with 
expanded, flat, and deeply bifurcated hoofs, constituting 
