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which accidentally hung itself in the fork of a tree. It was nibbling 

 at the lower leaves, and in order to reach some on a higher twig 

 evidently attempted to raise itself on its hind limbs by resting the 

 forefeet on the trunk, but slipped and fell on its side, and was instantly 

 strangulated. 



(199) THE INDIAN MUNTJAC. 

 (CERVULUS MUNTJAC— Ztmm. ) 



Hindi — Kdkur. 



Hab. — Found all over India, Burmah, Malay peninsula,, and the 

 islands of Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. In India it is not found in 

 Lower Bengal. 



(200) BEEVES' MUNTJAC. 

 (CEKVTJLUS KEEVESI— Ogilby.) 



It is smaller than a kakur. 



Hab. — Southern China. 



The characteristic features of the muntjacs are the bony pedicels 

 covered with hair on which the small antlers are situated, and the large 

 upper canines of the males. In C. muntjac a Y-shaped fold of skin 

 gives a peculiar expression to the face. 



(201) THE WAPITI DEER. 



(CERVCJS CANADENSIS— Schreb.) 



The wapite is the largest of the deer kind ; it has a light coloured 

 patch surrounding the tail ; there are two brow antlers, the lower form- 

 ing a right angle with the beam. The young of the wapite are 

 spotted. 



Hab. — North America. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 Ft om January 1879 to July 1883. 



(202) THE FOBMOSAN DEER. 

 (CERVUS TA1YANFS— Swin.) 



" The full-grown male has antlers about twice as long as its head, 

 with a short brow antler given off at an acute angle from the beam, 

 and there are two other tines besides the brow antler, one being a 

 strong tine developed from the anterior surface half-way up the beam, 

 and the other from the posterior surface in its upper third. " — Anderson. 



Hab. — The island of Formosa. 



