46 ON THE DEER ALLIED TO cehti's srcA. [Jan. 19, 



districts, can be readily recognizod, yet to describe its distinctive 

 clianxcteristics in words is almost impossible. 



In the Wobiirn collection tliere are a buck and doe — place o£ 

 origin uncertain — which seem to differ from the other Sicines, 

 and are tlierelore probably referable to this species. When first 

 shown to me in the summer, they appeared distinct from all the 

 sicd forms, but 1 forget their exact coloration. In the winter 

 coat the ground-colour is dull rufous-brown, with distinct spots, 

 although less strongly marked than in C. mandarinus. The general 

 form is also different from that of C. aica, being apparently lower. 

 The tail I had no opportunity of describing. 



If these Deer be really from Formosa, they seem to indicate the 

 right of C. taevanus to rank as a distinct species. 



Assuming the foregoing conclusions to be approximately correct, 

 the Sicine Deer may be diagnosed as follows : — 



1. Cervits sica. — Japan and China. 



Spotted in summer, uniformly coloured or nearly so in winter. 

 AVinter coat dark blackish brown, with the hairs annulated ; 

 chestnut patches on the shoulders ; tail mainly white, frequently 

 with a narrow black dorsal line, and sometimes dark terminal tuft ; 

 under-parts dark. 



A. 0. sica typicus. Size small (2 ft. 10 in.). — -Japan and China. 



B. C. sica manchuricus. Size larger (o ft. 4 or 5 in.) — Manchuria. 



2. Cervus hortulorum. — Northern China. 



Profusely spotted at all seasons, but somewhat less so in winter. 

 Bui'ks in winter with the ground-colour of the body chestnut- 

 browu ; neck without spots, bluish grey at base, then a blackish 

 collar followed by chestnut ; face bluish grey ; a white spot on 

 outer side of leg below hock ; thighs and fore legs greyish brown ; 

 imder-parts greyish white ; tail rather short, white with black 

 dorsal stripe. Limbs relatively long. 



3. Cervus mandarinus. — Interior of China (? Hankow). 



Spotted at all seasons. Colour darker than in last, aud spots 

 less abundant in winter coat. In winter coat, neck and limbs 

 uniformly coloured, like body; under-parts dark ; no white spot on 

 leg; tail longer, mainly reddish, with but little white. 



4. Cervus taevanus. — Formosa. 



Marked with large spots on a chestnut ground in summer; less 

 distinctly spotted in winter. In winter, neck chestnut, and no 

 white spot on leg ; under-parts apparently somewhat lighter than 

 upper ; tail white, with a very broad dorsal black stripe ; dark 

 median line on back very strongly marked. Limbs relatively 

 short. 



