RUMINANTIA. 7 



Order Ruminantia. 

 Fam. Moschidae. 

 Gen. Tragulus. 



Tragulus Kanchil (Gray). 

 Moschus Kanchil (Raffles). 

 Pulandok (Malay name). 



Colour deep reddish brown, becoming very dark on the back and 

 crown of the head, and light on the flanks ; belly fulvous yellow ; 

 doAvn the nape of the neck is a decided stripe of the dark colour of 

 the back, but of a still deeper shade ; a narrow white stripe extends 

 along each side of the belly, and is continued down the inner side of 

 the thigh ; a similar stripe also runs down each side of the neck 

 from the lower jaws (which are white) to the part between the fore 

 legs ; a third intermediate stripe extends from the chest about half 

 the way up the throat ; between these stripes the colour on the 

 throat is dark brown, as on the back. The upper surface of the 

 tail is brown, and the lower surface white. 



Length from nose to the tip of tail, 17 inches. 



„ of tail, 2 inches. 



„ of metatarsus, nearly 3-| inches. 



„ of metacarpus, not quite 2 inches. 



These elegant little animals are rare in the island, and are 

 very seldom seen, as they live among long grass. The Malays 

 catch them in snares, and they are very good eating, having 

 much the flavour of Hare. The specimen from which the 

 above description is taken, was caught alive, and soon 

 became extremely tame ; it was very fond of the flower-buds 

 of the Dillenia speciosa, and a small species of Poriulaca, 



