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Muntjacs 



Characters. — Allied to the next species, with which it agrees in its sepia- 

 brown, instead or reddish or yellowish chestnut, general coloration, and its 

 black and white, instead of chestnut and white, tail. Distinguished from 

 (.'. crinifrons by the absence of the tuft of hair on the forehead, and the 

 consequent clearly defined face-markings, the presence of a white line on 

 the lower part of the hind-leg, and the much shorter tail. Size about equal 

 to that of the Indian muntjac. 



The following is the original description. General colour of body 

 uniform dark brown, the centre of the crown, the pedicles of the antlers, 

 occiput, and the region round the bases of the ears bright yellow ; a black 

 line running up the inner side of each pedicle ; neck uniform brown ; fore- 

 legs brown superiorly, darkening to black on the metacarpals, with the 

 terminal inch next the hoof white all round, and a line of scattered white 

 hairs running up the front to the carpal joint (knee) ; hind-legs similarly 

 coloured, but with a distinct white line on the front. Tail short, black 

 above, white below and at the sides, the two colours sharply contrasted. 

 Under-parts brown, mixed with whitish on the chin and inner surfaces of 

 the limbs. Face-glands large and prominent, but those on forehead wanting. 

 This species, which is known only by a single specimen preserved in the 

 museum at Genoa, forms a connecting link between the three preceding 

 forms and C. crinifrons. 



Distribution. — Mountains south-east of Maleyit, Tenasserim, and probably 

 other parts of the country. 



5. The Hairy-fronted Muntjac — Cervulus crinifrons 



Cervu/us crinifrons, Sclater, Proc. Zoo/. Soc. 1885, p. 1, plate i. ; Styan, 

 ibid. 1 886, p. 267. 



Plate XV I, fig. 2 



Characters. — The largest species, the height at the shoulder being about 

 24,^ inches. Forehead and crown of head tufted, so as to conceal the 

 pedicles of the antlers ; hair longer and coarser, ears shorter, more rounded 

 and more thickly haired externally, the tail much longer, and the lateral 

 hoofs larger than in either of the chestnut-coloured species. General colour 

 of pelage dark sepia-brown, with a tinge of purple, and the back finely 

 speckled with rufous ; head-tuft, ears, forehead, and cheeks bright orange 



