446 MB. W. T. BLAXrOHD OX A [I^^^Y 2, 



and tlie upper part of each horn in the present animal much re- 

 sembles that of C. canadensis in shape. 



Each horn measures round the curve outside 38 inches, none of 

 the four differing more than a quarter of an inch more or less. 

 The girth above the burr is o-2o. The following are the measure- 

 ments of the different tines on one horn in inches : — 



Lowest or brow tine .... 7 '5 



2nd(=tres) 10-25 



3rd 11 



4th 4 



oth 2-5 



The coloration of the skin is very uniform brown, minutely 

 speckled, scarcely paler on the lower parts, but much paler and 

 ochreous buff on the small pygal disk which completely surrounds 

 the tail, this latter being also pale rufous throughout. Ear whitish 

 within. The muzzle, chin, and under surface of lower jaw white. 

 The hairs of the body are stiff, long, and very coarse, and some- 

 what resemble those of the Musk-deer, being filled inside with a 

 cellular pith-hke tissue and having very smaU roots ^. The hair of 

 the body is long, dark brown, except at the base which is whitish, 

 and at the tips which are buff. The pale tips are wanting around 

 the caudal disk, so that the latter appears to be surrounded by a 

 dark band. The hair along the spine is directed forward from 

 above the hips as far as the wither, where the anterior direction 

 ceases abruptly. This character is quite pecuhar. 



The muffle or rhinarium occupies the whole area between the 

 nostrils, and a rather narrower portion extends to the upper lip. 



The skuU presents a few pecuHar characters, the most important 

 of which have been already noticed by Mr. W. L. Sclater. As & 

 whole the skull is short when compared with other skulls of Ela- 

 phine Deer ; the muzzle is especially short, but broad. The hinder 

 part of the skull is distinctly lower and flatter than that of C. 

 elaphxis, the forehead continuing the line formed by the nasals and 

 not curving upwards into a ridge between the horns. In this 

 respect the present specimen shows some resemblance to Eusine 

 and Pseudaxine skulls, but the evidence of affinity is small. The 

 termination of the bony palate in the middle above the opening 

 of the posterior nares is between the last molars, whereas in all 

 other Deer of which I have examined the skull the opening is 

 farther back. 



But by far the most peculiar character, as already noticed by 

 Mr. Sclater, is the fonn of the nasals. These, a little way from 

 the posterior termination, are fully twice as broad as they are in 

 front, each bearing on the outer side a large rounded lobe-like 

 expansion, so as to cover over the greater part of the lachiwmal 

 vacuity, which is much narrower than ia Elaphine or Eusine deer. 



* I am indebted to Mr. E. Gerrard for calling my attention to the very 

 peculiar structure of the hair. 



