THE ANTLERS. 229 
notch, which is an extension of the posterior edge of the palm, 
extends two inches and three lines to the point on the right 
antler, and on the left one and one half inches. The anterior 
edge of the palm is thickest and it thins down gradually to the 
posterior edge, which is sharp for its whole length. The com- 
pression is lateral. The directions of the antlers for the lower 
half are outward, then they gracefully curve in slightly inward 
directions, when they approach each other for the upper half, 
so that the .points are but four and one half inches apart, while 
at the point of widest separation they are six inches and ten 
lines asunder. 
No tubercles appear above the burrs, but the longitudinal 
channels for the arteries of the periosteum are very distinct. 
There are no tines proper on these antlers, but the basal snags 
are unusually developed for the size of the antlers. The notches 
at the ends present distinct points, so that we may be justified in 
saying that each antler presents three points. These antlers are 
remarkably stout for their length and worn quite smooth by 
abrasion. ‘ 
These antlers, it will be observed, are much more palmate than 
any of the others, except the moose and the caribou, which this 
deer also resembles, as we have already seen, in the absence of the 
metatarsal gland; and so in another important feature, also, we 
see these extremes meet where they widely differ from the inter- 
mediate species. 
On a young buck which I have of this species, the first antlers 
were deformed from injuries. The second antlers are two and 
one half inches long, with a rudimentary basal snag, showing as 
yet no tendency to flatten. I have another pair from a two-year 
old buck much smaller than these, but with the same character- 
istics. 
The antlers on the Ceylon buck in my grounds, which in size, 
form, and color, most resembles the Acapulco deer, may not be 
entirely neglected. Those of the first pair grown on this buck 
after I got him are considerably smaller than those first described ; 
they are straighter and much more cylindrical, although they 
show a little disposition to flatten towards the ends. 
But the most striking feature is a long brow-tine in place of 
the basal snag. This tine is stout and nearly half the length of 
the antler. 
The second antlers grown on this buck in my grounds more 
