MOLVCCAN RUSA—BAVIAN DEER 69 



front or front outer surface of which the front tine arises as an off- 

 shoot ; the two antlers enclosing a lyrate space. Young, uniformly 

 coloured. There are two races of this species — one the Javan rusa 

 {C. hippelaphus typicus) of the approximate size of a red deer, and the 

 other the Moluccan rusa {C. hippelaphus moluccensis), from Celebes and 

 the Moluccas, said to be smaller, and without a distinct mane on the 

 neck or tuft to the tail. 



Length 



cuScIe S«: "^^ S! P-"'- LocHty. Owner, 



curve. 



-36 ... iij ... 3 + 3 Mauritius (introduced) V. -Admiral Sir William Kennedy. 



3S4 4i 22.J ... 3 + 3 Java . . Sir Victor Brooke's Collection. 



34i nl I7i 22 J 3 + 3 Do. . . . Commander C. Keppel, C.B., R.N. 



'34 ... ... ... ... Rodriguez (introduced) V.-Admiral Sir William Kennedy. 



33i 4I I9i 25 3 + 3 Java . . . Commander C. Keppel, C.B., R.N. 



33 4i 25 J ... 3 + 3 Do. . . . Duke of Bedford. 



32 44 19 i6i 3 + 3 Do. . . The late H. J. H. Piatt. 



28J 4i iij 12J 3 + 3 Do. . . Sir Edmund G. Loder, Bart. 



1 Weight 19 stone 3 lbs. 



MOLUCCAN RUSA (Cervus hippelaphus moluccensis). 

 See Javan rusa above. 



Length 



Owner. 



Sir Edmund G. Loder, Bart. 

 Duke of Bedford. 



Do. 

 A. R. Wallace, British Museum. 

 British Museum. 



BAVIAN DEER (Cervus kuhli). 



A small deer allied to the Javan rusa {C. hippelaphus), standing 

 about 27 inches at the shoulder, of light build, and of a uniform brown 

 colour, without a dark stripe down the back. 



Distribution. — The Bavian Islands, between Borneo and Java. 



Length on Circum- j.- ^^ .p. Widest Points. Locality. Owner, 



outside curve. ference. ^ insiae. 



qS 2j loj lol 3 + 3 Bavian Islands British Museum. 



