1>44 MR. K. I. pucocK OX THE [Juue 14, 



glands are absent, and that the presence of nietatai-sal glands is 

 doubtful. 



In a young example, two nionth.s old, the jireorbital gland was 

 scarcely developed, and consi.sted of little more than a .shallow 

 naked channel running obli(juely downwaitls and forwards from 

 the corner of the eye. There was no trace of metatar.sal gland ; 

 nor can I detect this gland in living examples of the species. 



The feet were very similar to those of the previously described 

 species. On the front leg the skin of the anterior surface of the 

 pastern descended somewhat abruptly downwards and backwards 

 ju.st above the hoofs, meeting at an acute angle the portion form- 

 ing the heel-tie which extended for a longer di.stance in a direction 

 parallel to the sole of the foot than in the other species. There 

 was no naked area along the middle line of the front of the 

 pastei-n ; on the hind foot, however, this naked area was well 

 marked all the way up the front of the pastern, which w-as but 

 little depressed and showed no indication of being deeper above 

 and lielow than in the middle. The interungual integument or 

 web formed an obtuse angle with that of the front of the pastern 

 and a right angle with that of its posterior surface, the heel- 

 tie being long as in the front foot. On the posterior side of the 

 pastern the hairs did not extend between the heels, as they did 

 for a short distance in the case of the previously described species. 



It is impoi'tant to note the very slight differentiation of the 

 preorbital gland in this young specimen, and also its smaller 

 size in tlie eighteen months old examples of C sika as com- 

 pared with that of the adult. From these facts it may be 

 inferred that the gland in question develops with age in these 

 Cervidte. They are quite lai-ge, howevei-, in newly born Muntjacs 

 {Cervulus). 



Cekvus (P.wolia) eldi Guthr. (The Thameng or Thamin.) 

 (Text-fig. 130.) 



In a very old male of this species the preorbital gland wajs 

 well developed, the invagination being about one inch deep at 

 its deepest pai-t above, the direction of the long orifice, when 

 closed, being inteimediate beween that of C.maral and C, dap/tii.s. 

 The metatarsal gland was marked l)y a patch of hairs paler than 

 tliose of the rest of the leg, with their bases clogged with blac-k 

 secretion, the underlying skin l)eing thick and niarkcdly glandular 

 to the naked eye. 



There was scai-cely any depression on the front of the pastern 

 of either the front or the hind foot. On the front foot the 

 very shallow depression was hairy throughout as in ('. (liirauceli, 

 without the naked area seen in C. nuiral, elaphiis, and .sika ; and 

 even on the hind leg this naked area was of very small extent. 

 Since the .skin of this area did not slope downwards and backwards 

 between tiie hoofs in front, it resulted that the interungual tie or 

 web was of much greater extent than in the other species, the feet,. 



