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THE GAUZU-VIVA 
The Gauzu-Yiva, Coassus nemorivagtis, is a delicate little deer, only twenty-six inches in 
length. Its aspect is said to resemble that of the sheep ; the general color is brownish, approaching 
to gray, each hair being tipped with white. The horns are short. It is a native of the Brazils. 
The Cug0Acu-Ete or Pita, C. rufus, is the Cervus rufus of F. Cuvier. Its height is about 
twenty-nine inches ; general color reddish-brown ; the females without horns. It lives in the low, 
moist woods of South America, in large herds, and as ten females are seen for one male, it is sup- 
posed that their appearance gave currency to the report of a form of deer on the new continent 
without horns. They are very fleet, but only for the first start, for they are soon run down by 
dogs, and are sometimes captured by the lasso and balls. 
The Eye-browed Brocket, C. superciliaris, differs chiefly from the two last in the form of 
the mufQe, and in the presence of a white streak over the eyes. It is a native of the Brazils. 
The Large-eared Brocket, C. auritus, is also a native of the Brazils. 
The Yenada, Pudu humilis, is the Mazame of Hernandez, and is a native of Chili. 
Fossil Deer. — The remains of several kinds of deer, including existing as well as extinct 
species, have been found in great numbers in Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, India, &c. Lyell 
regards the abundance of fossil remains of various animals to be in the following order : first, the 
deer^ then the ox, hoar, horse, dog, hare, fox, loolf, cat, and heaver, the last being very rare. In 
Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man the bones of an extinct gigantic elk, surpassing even the 
wapiti and moose in size, have been found. The antlers were over five feet long, and had a spread 
of ten feet at the tips. This enormous animal is named Megaceros Hihernicus, and is referred to 
the period of the Mammoth. 
THE MOSCHID^. 
This family includes several species, bearing the general name of Musk-Deer, though only one, 
the Thibet Musk, produces the drug called Musk. These animals are denominated Chevrotains 
by the French. 
Genus MUSK or CHEYROTAUST : Moschus. — This includes several species. The Musk or 
Thibet Musk, M. moschiferus, resembles the roebuck in size and form ; the color is a rusty-gray, 
in some cases wavy ; the female less than the male ; the young spotted. It is a shy, solitary 
animal, much hunted for its musk,* which is contained in a kidney-shaped, pendulous bag of the 
* Musi is of two kinds, and received from two sources : the Tonquin Mush, or Thibet Mush, chiefly received in 
England through the East India Company, comes in small, oblong, rectangular boxes, lined with lead, and covered 
with paper or silk. Each bag or pod, as it is termed, is wrapped in thin blue or red paper, on which are marked 
some Chinese characters. The Kabardin, Russian, or Silerian Mush is either received through St. Petersburg or, it 
is said, sent to China, and laid for some time among the bags of genuine Tonquin Musk, to acquire the odor of the 
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