DEER. 



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converging above^ and not being continued as ridges in front of the [Case 61.] 



eyes. There are also marked differences in the form of the skull. 



These Deer derive their name from the tuft of long hairs crowning 



the head, — a character possessed also by some of the Muntjacs. 



In the males the upper tusks are very large, and in both sexes the 



hair is remarkably coarse. The Tufted Deer probably resemble 



the Muntjacs in habits. 



The Chinese Water-Deer. Tne Chinese Water-Deer (H. inermis, [Case 58.] 

 Genus Hydropotes 1300), the sole well-defined representative 

 Or HydrelaphllS. of its genus, differs from typical Deer 

 and Muntjacs in the structure of the bones of the feet ; and in 

 this respect agrees w T ith Reindeer, Elk, Roedeer, and the American 

 Deer. In the skeleton of the fore-foot (as shown in the mounted 

 specimen) only the lower ends of the lateral metacarpal bones 

 (metacarpals ii andv) are retained, whereas in Cervulus, Elaphodus, 

 and Cervus the upper extremities of these bones remain. From 

 all members of the family except the Musk-Deer, the Water- 

 Deer is distinguished by the absence of antlers in both sexes ; but 

 the males are furnished with large scimitar-like tusks (fig. 46). 

 The species differs from all other Deer in producing as many 

 as five or six young at birth. These Deer are found in number 

 among the reeds on the banks of the river Yang-tsi-kiaiig. 

 _. „ . The Roebuck, Capreolus vulgaris, or Capreolus [Case 61.1 



The Roedeer. ' \ * r \ ^ 



I capreolus (loUij, typmes a group or small Deer 



enilS apreo US. distinguished by the characters of the antlers 

 of the bucks ; which are relatively short, rough, and approximated 

 at the base, and have no brow-tine, but divide at some distance 

 from the head into two branches, the hinder of which usually forks 

 again. There are no tusks in the upper jaw, and the tail is rudi- 

 mentary. Roedeer generally associate in pairs, and are found 

 chiefly in or near woods. Specimens of the Roebuck in its 

 red summer and olive winter dress are exhibited in the British 

 Saloon at the end of the Bird Gallery. In the Mammal Gallery 

 are also shown examples of the large Siberian Roe, C. pygargus 

 (1302), and the Manchurian Roe, C. manchuricus (1303). 



n ^ n . n In the absence of a brow-tine to the antlers 

 Pere David s Deer. . ■ , . 



£k ^ an d the simple tork rormed by their first 



" ' division, Pere David's Deer, Elaphurus davi- [Case 59.] 

 dianus (1304), the single representative of its genus, differs from 



