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and a very short brow-tine at the base : there are also large 

 upper canines. In females the canine is small and there are 

 mere tufts of hair in place of the antlers. In both sexes 

 there is a marked bony ridge down each side of the face. The 

 lateral toes are much reduced in size externally and all trace 

 of the bony phalanges has disappeared. 



52. Cervulus MUNTJAC GRAXDICORNIS, Lydekker. The 



Large-horned Barking-Deer Lydekker. Field, vol. 

 CIV, p. 780. Cervulus muntjac, Blanford p. 533. 



Malay name, " Kijang." 



General colour tawny, deepest along the back, paler on 

 cheeks and throat. Crown, sti'ipesdown face, front of fore-legs, 

 and of hind legs below hocks only, dark brown. Throat, 

 abdomen, inner sides of hind-legs and of fore-legs to knees and 

 two long patches on chest, white. Tail bushy, deep fulvous 

 above white below, (from female from South Johore). Height 

 at shoulder about 22 inches. 



Genus Ceryus. 



The only Malayan deer is of large size with antlers longer 

 than the head in the male but entirely wanting in the female. 

 There is a large gland present in front of either eye and the 

 canines are never large. Hair coarse and close : male with an 

 erectile mane. 



53. Cervus unicolor equinus, Cuvier. The Malayan 



Sambar, Cantor. Jour. As. Soc. Bengal, 1846, p. 271. 

 Cervus unicolor, Blanford p. 513. 



Malay name " Eusa." 



General colour dull brown, slightly paler below : females 

 are brighter. Height at shoulder 4 to 4i feet. The antlers 

 are normally three- tined. 



Throughout the Peninsula and Singapore. 



Jour. Strait; Branch 



