152 CATALOGUE OF UNGULATES 



moderatel}^ tall, with a small additional column on the 

 inner side ; vomer not dividing aperture of posterior nostrils 

 into two chambers. Size large ; build heavy, with the limbs 

 stout. No foot-glands. 



Much difference of opinion has existed as to the systematic 

 position of this genus, which was regarded by Milne-Edwards 

 as a very distinct type ; the same view being maintained by 

 Gray, who placed Maphurus between the roes and the 

 American deer. On the other hand, Sclater and Brooke 

 included Elaphnrus in Cervits ; but Gordon Cameron, from 

 the form of the antlers, reverted to the older view ; while 

 Pocock, who regards the front prong of the antlers as 

 representing the brow-tine of Cervus, sides with Sclater and 

 Brooke, although maintaining Maphurus as a distinct genus. 

 Garrod confessed his inability to identify the tines of the 

 antlers with those of other deer. 



The range is not definitely known, but seems to have 

 included some part of Northern China and, it is said, Japan. 

 The evidence in favour of the later country forming a part 

 of the distributional area rests on a fragment of an alleged 

 fossil antler described by Watase. 



ELAPHUEUS DAVIDIANUS. 



Elaphurus davidianus, Milne-Edwards, Ann. Sci. Nat. ser. 5, vol. v, 

 p. 380, 1866, Arch. Mus. Paris, vol. ii, p. 27, 1866 ; Gray, Cat. 

 Buminants Brit. Mus. p. 82, 1872, Hand-List Ruminants Brit. 

 Mus. p. 154, 1873 ; Fitzinger, Situher. Jc. Ai. Wiss. Wien, vol. Ixx, 

 pt. 1, p. 329, 1874; Garrod, Proc. Zool. 8oc. 1877, p. 16; 

 Lydehher, Deer of All Lands, p. 236, pi. xix, 1898, Proc. Zool. 

 8oc. 1901, vol. ii, p. 472, 1904, vol. ii, p. 178 ; Ward, Becords of 

 Big Game, ed. 6, p. 101, 1910, ed. 7, p. 78, 1914 ; PococTt, Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. 1910, p. 945, 1912, p. 777 ; Watase, Zool. Mag. Tokyo, 

 vol. XXV, p. 487, 1913. 



Cervus davidianus, Sclater, Trans. Zool. Soc. vol. vii, p. 331, 1871 ; 

 Brooke, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 906 ; Ward, Becords of Big 

 Game, ed. 2, p. 17, 1898 ; Floiver and Lydekker, Study of 

 Mammals, p. 320, 1891; Lydekker, Horns and Hoofs, p. 309, 

 1913. 



Mi-Lu; Pere David's Dbee. 



The distribution is the same as that of the species, which 

 is known only by the herd formerly kept in the gardens of 

 the Summer Palace, Pekin, and their descendants. 



