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Genus Cervus Linn. 



Cervus (Cervus) maral Ogilby. 



(The Caucasian Eed Deer.) (Text-fig. 127.) 



In an old Stag of this species that died in the Gardens the 

 orifice of the preoi'bital gland formed a subvertical S-shaped ."^lit 

 at right angles to tlie long axis of the eye-apertm-e. The gland 

 itself was a simple hut deep infolding of enormously thickened 

 skin, the pocket being scantily lined with short hair and filled 

 "with a yellow waxy secretion. 



The metatarsal gland was lepresented b}- a thick mat of hair 

 paler in colour than that of the rest of the leg. The area beneath 

 this mat was nowhere naked, as it is in Axis axis. 



Text-fi 



Cervus {Cervus) maral. 



A. Transverse section through preorl>ital jrlaiul. 

 J). Longitudinal section through the same. 

 (". Median vertical section of front foot. 

 ]). The same of hind foot. 



On the front hoof the integument of the anterior siu-face of 

 the p;istern formed a I'ather shallow di'pression uniformly clothed 

 with hair almo.st to the bottom. The interungual integument 

 was very thick and horny throughout its extent, forming a 

 stiong but elastic union between the hoofs. Along the back of 

 the pastern up to the false hoofs the skin was also moderately 

 thickened ; but I could detect no evidence of any special glandular 

 activity in the skin of the front feet. 



On the hind feet the interdigital depression on tiie anterior siile 

 of the pastern was much deeper, tlie integument being much more 

 steeply inclined backwards and il(>\vn\v«rds towards the heels, the 



