CERVUS MUNTJAK. 
supporting the horns exists in all species of Cervus, as is rendered evident on exa- 
mination of the skull. The characters which most obviously distinguish the Cervus 
Capreolus and the Cervus Muntjak, are the canine teeth and the lacrymal furrows : 
the latter are entirely wanting in the C. Capreolus, while their amplitude in the 
Chevreuil des Indes and in the C. Elaphus is pointed out by Allamand in the 
following terms. — * Au-dessous ^les yeux) sont deux larmiers tres remarquables par 
leur grandeur et leur profondeur, comme ceux du Cerff and the canine teeth of 
the latter, although short, afford another important character of agreement between 
it and the Cervus Muntjak. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Feet Inches Lines. 
Length of the body and head, from the extremity of the nose 
to the root of the tail .. 400 
the tail 0 7 0 
from the extremity of the nose to the point of the horns 13 0 
the head 0 9 6 
the naked skull 0 9 0 
the pedestal of the horns, from its origin at the orbit 
of the eye, to the coronal margin 0 5 S 
the naked pedestal projecting beyond the skull 0 3 0 
the pedestal with the horn 0 10 0 
the principal branch of the homs 0 4 9 
the short branch, or antler , 0 16 
the lengthened canine tooth, or tusk 0 1 0 
Distance from the extremity of the muzzle to the commence- 
ment of the lateral ridges of the skull 0 3 6 
Height before, at the anterior extremities 2 8 0 
behind, at the posterior extremities 2 5 0 
Circumference of the body before 2 6 6 
behind.... 2 9 0 
The preceding description exhibits the resemblances and differences which exist 
in form and external characters between the Cervus Muntjak and the European 
Roe. From the following details it will appear, that these two animals have similar 
natural dispositions, manners, and peculiarities ; and that the Muntjak holds in the 
Indian Islands the same place which the Cervus Capreolus occupies in Europe. 
The Cervus Muntjak selects for its resort certain districts, to which it forms a 
