CERVUS MUNTJAK. 



supporting the horns exists in all species of Cervus, as is rendered evident on exa- 

 mination of the skull. The characters which most obviously distinguish the Cervu^ 

 Capreolus and the Cervus Muntjak, are the canine teeth and the lacrymal furrows : 

 the latter are entirely wanting in the C. Capreolus, while their ampUtude in the 

 Chevreuil des Indes and in the C. Elaphus is pointed out by Allamand in the 

 following terms. — " Au-dessous {jLes yeux) sont deux larmiers tres remarquables par 

 leur grandeur et leur profondeur, comme ceux du Cerf ;" and the canine teeth of 

 the latter, although short, afford another important character of agreement between 

 it and the Cervus Muntjak. 



DIMENSIONS. 



Feet Inches Lines. 



Length of the body and head, from the extremity of the nose 



to the root of the tail 4< 



the tail 



from the extremity of the nose to the point of the horns 1 



the head O 



the naked skull 



the pedestal of the horns, from its origin at the orbit 



of the eye, to the coronal margin 



the naked pedestal projecting beyond the skull 



the pedestal with the horn , 



the principal branch of the horns 



the short branch, or antler 



the lengthened canine tooth, or tusk 



Distance from the extremity of the muzzle to the commence- 

 ment of the lateral ridges of the skull 



Height before, at the anterior extremities 2 



behind, at the posterior extremities 2 



Circumference of the body before 2 



behind 2 



The preceding description exhibits the resemblances and differences which exist 

 in form and external characters between the Cervus Muntjak and the European 

 Roe. From the following details it will appear, that these two animals have similar 

 natural dispositions, manners, and peculiarities ; and that the Muntjak holds in the 

 Indian Islands the same place which the Cervus Capreolus occupies in Europe. 



The Cervus Muntjak selects for its resort certain districts, to which it forms a 



