1875.] Deer. 45 



Fam. Cervidae. 

 Deer. 



*115. KuSA ABISTOTELIS (J. 220). 



Cervus aristotelis, Cut. Sehap. 



Common and generally diffused through the great forests. The Samur 

 Deer of Burma appeared to me to be rather small, and I have never 

 seen a fine pair of horns of this species from the countries eastward of the 

 Bay of Bengal. 



*116. Hyelaphtjs poectnus (J. 222). 

 Cervus porcinus, Zimm. 



The Drat, or Hog Deer, is very abundant. Mason observes, however, that 

 this species seems to be confined to the plains. "It abounds," he states, 

 " north and east of Maulmein, and on the large islands south of Tavai; but 

 it is not found north of the station, nor eastward among the hills, nor in the 

 valley of the Tenasserim, but is found again on the plains of the Sitang." 

 Some individuals (especially does) are more or less distinctly "menilled" or 

 spotted when in their summer coat, which has given rise to reports of the 

 Indian Spotted Deer (Axis maoulatus) having been observed in B ur ma- 

 The so-called Hog Deer of Malabar is the Meminna indioa; but, whether 

 or not introduced (as is most probable), the true Hog-Deer inhabits a part 

 of the west and south-west of Ceylon. The Indian Spotted Deer has 

 been introduced into Province "Wellesley and has there multiplied, as noticed 

 by Cantor ; and according to Eaffl.es also in Sumatra, and there by native 

 agency. 



*117. Panolia eldi. 



Cervus eldi, Guthrie, Calc. Journ. N. H. ii. p. 415 ; horns figured, Hid. i. pi. xii, 

 ii. pi. xii ; ft (Susa) frontalis, M'Clelland, ibid. iii. p. 401, pi. xiii, xiv ; 0. lyratus, Schiuz ; 

 C. dimorphe, Hodgson ; Panolix acutieornis, Gray. T'hdmine of Burmese, Sungrai of 

 Manipur. 



It inhabits Pegu, and thence northward to the valley of Manipur, and 

 southward to Mergui and the adjacent northern part of the Malayan peninsula. 

 In Cambodja and the island of Hainan it is replaced by a nearly allied race, 

 P. smithii,* subsequently C. platyceros of Dr. Gray;f and interposed 

 between the two races of Panolia there would appear to occur the fine 



* Cervus smithii, Gray, P. Z. S. 1837, p. 45. 

 t vide P. Z. S. 1867, p. 841, figs. 22 and 23. 



