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Hyelaphm porcarius, tl The Darai " of the Burmese. This stag is somewhat 
rare and local in India, but is very abundant in Burmah, delighting in the low 
half-cultivated lands and marshy forests. It is the " Hog-deer " of Europeans. 
Panolia eldi, " The Sungnai " of the Burmese. This curious deer is not found 
in India, but is common on the grassy plains and in the shady forests of Pegu, 
and is frequently found in large herds. The Burmese distinguish a variety with 
small horns as "The Flying Sungnai," but the difference is only I think the 
result of locality or less suitable food. 
Rusa aristotelis, " The Sath " of the Burmese, "The Samba " of India. This 
stag is pretty common in Pegu, India, and the Malay countries. Indian animals 
have the largest horns, and fine horns are rarely seen east of the Bay, though the 
conditions of life are apparently equally favourable. 
Styloceras vaginalis, " The Ghee " of the Burmese. Perhaps ironically so 
called from its size, as " ghee " means large. This pretty little deer is widely 
diffused over India, where it is called " Kaka " or the Barking Deer in Bengal, 
and the "Jungle Sheep " in Madras. The latter, a most inappropriate name, is 
also occasionally applied, very absurdly, to the four-horned antelope. The ghee 
is extremely common in Burmah, and is of a very fearless disposition, frequenting 
the close proximity of villages in preference to the deeper forest. A doe of this 
species is frequently swallowed whole by pythons, which need not be longer 
than twelve or fourteen feet to accomplish such a meal. The natives assert that 
a python of about thirty feet in length will swallow a full grown doe Samba Deer. 
This I think improbable, but there is no doubt that a half-grown one could be 
easily swallowed by a python of that size. 
The Pachydermatous section of the Order Perisodactyla was represented by a 
fine skull of 
Rhinoceros sumatranus, the two-horned Indian Rhinoceros. This animal is 
not rare in Pegu, though, from its retiring habits, it is not often seen. It is 
usually of inoffensive habits, but will attack the hunter if wounded. The skin is 
quite devoid of the thick impenetrabl 2 armature of Rhinoceros indicus. The 
horns are greatly valued by the Chinese, and fetch their weight in silver. The 
blood too is collected and dried, and fetches a good price among the Chinese as a 
medicine. 
Mr. Leipner remarked that the horns of the rhinoceros had nothing to 
do with the skeleton of the animal. They are simply epidermic appen- 
dages, and are similar in structure to whalebone, or rather to the com- 
pound hairs of elephants. The dentition also, he said, is remarkable. 
There being no canines, the number of molars are from ten to fourteen 
in each jaw. 
Skulls of the following species were also exhibited : Hircus agagrus, 
the Shawl goat of Cashmir. Hystrix indicus the porcupine, and the 
Pegu hare. 
