CERVID.E 1*71 



marginal ring; antlers small (about 7^ inches in length), 

 with the beam straight, a small upright sub-basal tine 

 in front, and forked at summits; general colour brownish 

 grey tinged with yellow ; forehead and crown blackish ; 

 upper lip and patch on lower lip black ; sides of muzzle, 

 lower lip, and chin white ; orbital rings fawn ; tail dusky 

 above ; legs ochery. 



No specimen in collection definitely referable to this 

 race (see 0. r. truei, p. 167). 



S.— Odocoileus virginianus Fothschildi. 



Dama rothschildi, Thomas, Novit. Zool. vol. ix, p. 136, 1902. 

 Odocoileus rothsohildi, Thomas, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. xv, 



p. 198, 1902. 

 Odontoeoelus rothschildi, Elliot, Mamm. Mid. Amer. and W. Indies 



{Field Mus. Zool. Pub. vol. iv), p. 72, 1904, Chech-List Mamm. 



N. Am,er. etc. {ibid. vol. vi) p. 46, 1905. 

 Odocoileus rothschildi rothschildi, Miller, List N. Amer. Mamm. 



p. 389, 1912. 



Typical locality Coiba Island, west coast of Panama. 



Size very small ; antlers short, with two or three tines ; 

 skull slight, with large lachrymal vacuities ; metatarsal 

 gland wanting ; general colour brown, with fawn tips to 

 hairs, and dorsal line darker ; a spot on each side of muzzle 

 and others above and below each eye whitish ; chin, throat, 

 and inner sides of upper part of legs white; tarsal gland 

 reddish brown ; tail fawn above with black terminal portion. 



2. 3. 5. 24. Skull, with rudiments of antlers, and skin, 

 immature. Coiba Island ; collected by Mr. J. H. Batty. 



Presented hy the Hon. Walter Rothschild, 1902. 



2. 3. .5. 25. Skull, with antlers, and skin. Same locality 

 and collector. Same history. 



2. 3. 5. 26. Skull, with antlers, and skin. Same locality 

 and collector. Type. Savie history. 



2. 3. 5. 7. Skull and skin in spotted coat, female. Same 

 locality and collector. Same history. 



2. 3. 5. 8. A similar specimen. Same locality and col- 

 lector. Sa7ne history. 



2. 3. 5. 9. Skull and skin, female. Same locality and 

 collector. Same history. 



