415 



Further notice of a Nondescript species of Deer indicated in 



the Uh Number of the Cal. Jour. Nat., Hist, extracted 



from a letter of Lieut. Eld, Assistant to the Commissioner 



of Assam dated 2lst May, 1841, with a drawing of the 



Horns, plate xii. 



Thanks for the Calcutta Journal of Natural History, 

 No. 4, which I had the pleasure to receive by to-day's dak. 

 In it I observe mention made of a new description of Deer, 

 said to exist between Munipore and Cachar ; some specimens 

 of the horns of which were procured in the latter place by 

 Captain Guthrie. From the drawing, it is evident to me 

 that the Deer alluded to is of the kind originally dis- 

 covered by myself in the valley of Munipore in the begin- 

 ning of 1838, and several pairs of the antlers of which were 

 given by me to Captain Guthrie in the same year. I had 

 intended at the time to send a description of the animal to 

 one of the Journals, but was told that a similar Deer was 

 to be found in the North-western jungles. As this however 

 does not appear to be the case, I now forward you a correct 

 drawing of a pair of the horns in my possession, together 

 with a short account of the animal &c. taken from notes 

 made at the time in my sporting diary ; and which you are 

 welcome to make use of in any way you please. 



The Sungraee, as it is called by the natives, or large Deer 

 of Munipore, is only to be found in the valley of that state, 

 but neither in Cachar, nor the Kubo valley, nor in any of 

 the Naga hills surrounding Munipore. Its favourite haunts 

 are the low grass and swamps round the edge of the Logta, 

 (lake) at the western end of the valley, and the marshy 

 ground at the foot of the hills. It is gregarious in its habits, 

 and after the annual grass burning, I have frequently seen 

 herds of two and three hundred. The colour of the males 

 from the month of November till about the end of May, is 

 of a dark brown, nearly approaching to black, and their 



