868 



Mlt. It. I. I'OCOCK OX TilK 



[June 14, 



ditl'ii- in stiufture and consistency from that of G. melaii07'het(t>- and 

 Sylvicapra coronata desscribed lielow. Wlien alive the animal had 

 the habit, not noticed in othei" Duikers, of rubbing the gland idar 

 area against one's hand when presented to hei-. 



There were no inguinal glands, but two pairs of teats were 

 present. 



The pedal glands were well developed. The skin of the back 

 of the pastern extended right down to the heels, forming a strong 

 union between them. It was then folded sharpl)- Ijack upon 

 itself, as far as the false hoofs, to form the posteiior wall of the 

 gland. At its deepest or u[)per part the gland formed a laterally 



Text-fig. 91. 



A. Head of female of Giierei iiiaxwelli, showiii}; the preorbitiil gland (ffl.). 



B. Loiigitudiiiul section of the ])i-eorhitul gland of Sylvicapra coronata. 



C. Tran.svevse section of the sanio. 



compressed subcircular .sac which communicated with the tri- 

 angular interdigital depression, seen when the hoofs were pulled 

 apart, by means of a nairow tube with a gradually expanding 

 subcircular orifice. This interdigital dejjression was formed by 

 the folding back of the skin of the anterior side of the pastern 

 .somt,' distance above the proximal margin of the hoof, the infolded 

 })ortion forming the anterior wall of the gland and constituting a 

 somewhat deep anterior in1erdigit.Jil web which did not project 

 nearlv so far iid'criorly as the posterior .shallowi-r but stronger 



