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Main metacarpals and metatarsals fused, respec- 

 tively, into cannon-bones, feet relatively long and 

 slender, with the lateral toes small Tragidus. 



Main metacarpals and metatarsals * separate, feet 

 shorter and stouter, with the lateral toes larger... Dorcatheriiim. 



I. Genus TRAGULUS. 



Tragulus, Pallas, Spieil. Zool. fasc. xiii, p. 27, 1779 ; Milne-Edwards, 

 Ann. 8ci. Nat. Zool. ser. v, vol. ii, p. 49, 1864 ; Blanford, Fauna 

 Brit. India, Mamm. p. 554, 1891 ; Merriam, Science, ser. 2, 

 vol. i, p. 375, 1895 ; Stone and Behn, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philad. 

 1902, p. 128; Bonhote, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, vol xi, 

 p. 296, 1903 ; Pococh, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1910, p. 979. 



Memina, Gray, Med. Bepos. vol. xv, p. 307, 1821 ; nee G. Fischer, 

 1814. 



Meminna, Agassiz, Nomenclator Zool., Mamm. p. 20, 1842; Gray, 

 List. Mamm. Brit. Mus. pp. xxvii and 172, 1843. 



Size small ; main metacarpals and metatarsals fused, 

 respectively, into cannon-bones; feet relatively long and 

 slender; muzzle with a large bare muffle; coat fine and 

 close ; with characteristic light markings on throat and chest ; 

 skull elongated and compressed anteriorly, with premaxillse 

 reaching nasals ; dentition : i. §, c. |-, p. |, m. |, the molars 

 selenodont and short-crowned, and the premolars in appo- 

 sition with one another and their crowns triangular in 

 profile ; tail short or medium. 



Eestricted to the forest-tracts of south-eastern Asia. 



The typical forms of the four species here recognised are 

 respectively characterised as follows ; — 



A. Upper-parts spotted with white ; chin and throat 



fully haired T. meminna. 



B. Upper-parts not spotted ; skin of area between 



branches of lower jaw bare and glandular. 

 a. General colour tending to dark smoky grey, at 

 least on flanks, size larger, length of hind-foot 



aboiit 5 j- to 6 inches T. javanicus. 



h. General colour, at least on flanks and edges of 

 belly, rufous. 

 6'. General colour bright rufous ; nape not darker 



than back; size medium T. Stanley anus. 



c' . Back greyish, brightening to rufous on flanks ; 

 a dark, sometimes black, nuchal stripe ; size 

 smaller ; length of hind-foot about 4 J to 5 

 inches T. Jcanchil. 



* These may more or less completely fuse in old age. 



