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fact is distinctly stated both by Duvaucel and Mr. Hodgson :* these 

 authors appear to have mistaken the C fValUcliii for that animal, 

 though the specific distinction was afterwards well known to Duvaucel, 

 who sent to Baron Cuvier the description published in the " Ossemens 

 Fossiles." Dr. Falconer mentions the discovery of a new species of 

 deer in the Keport of his recent Journey to Cashmere and Little 

 Thibetjf and Dr. Royle has figured (tab. 5, fig. 1) a female under the 

 name of C. Dodur, by which it is known about Saharunpore. He de- 

 scribes it as being about the size of the female Hirn (Antilope cervicap- 

 ra)^ lighter and more graceful than the Hog-deer, and of an ashy brown 

 colour ; but this is all I know of the animal, nor do I find it even mention- 

 ed by any other writer. It appears to be unquestionably a new species, 

 and is well worth the attention of Indian naturalists. 



Of the Muntjac tribe of deer, I am acquainted with three distinct 

 species inhabiting the Indian continent : one entirely black (C melas), 

 one of a light sandy fawn colour, probably the Batwa of the Nepalese 

 (C raiwa., Hodg.), and the third the common Muntjac, called Kackerby 

 the natives, and Barking Deer by the Europeans (C Muntjac^ Lin.), of a 

 deeper bay and much smaller size than the Batwa : the former is scarcely 

 the size of the Roe-buck (C Copi^eolus) t, the latter nearly equals the 

 I'allow Deer (C. Dama, Lin.). Dr. Ruyle has figured the " Barking 

 Deer" of the North Western Himalayas, v. tab. 5, fig. 2, under the name 

 of Cervua Rutwa, conceiving it to be identical with Mr. Hodgson's 

 species. All these animals may be readily distinguished from the other 

 species of Deer, by their long projecting tusks, horns mounted upon long 

 bony pedicles, and the glandular folds of skin on the forehead. Ihey 

 require, however, to be more attentively examined, and compared with 

 one another. 



Of Hollow-horned Ruminants, the Ghoral and Thar {Antilope Ghoral 

 and A. Thar), are now pretty well known from the researches of Mr. 

 Hodgson, who has set a praiseworthy example to our Indian countrymen, 

 by the laudable zeal with which he perseveres in illustrating the Zoology 

 of Nepal. Both these species are proper to the middle and northern re- 

 gions of the Hills. The Thar of Mr. Hodgson is universally called 

 Surow and Imoo in the more western parts of the mountains, the latter 

 name predominating in the higher, and the former, in the lower hills : 

 the name of Thar, according to Lieut. Smith, is there applied exclusively 

 to the species of goat which Mr. Hodgson calls the Jharal. That beau- 

 tiful and stately antelope, the Chiru {A. Hodgsonii), of which our 



* Asiat. Reg., xv,, 120. 



+ Journ. Asiut, Sec,, iv,, 710, 



