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E. INDICUS, L. (Ph. rr. 1799, t 5-12; F. Cuv., 
Mamm. Lithog. Ill, 86) : 
Syn. E. maximus, L. 
E. asiaticus, Blumenbach. 
Hab. India ; Indo-China ; Malayan peninsula (?) ; 
S. India (?) 
N. B, — The Elephant of Sumatra and also of Ceylon is 
considered by Professor Schlegel and others to be a distinct 
species, E. sumatranus, Schlegel: those of S. India and 
of the Malayan peninsula need further critical examination. 
The wild Elephant of Burma is true indicus. Vide J, A, S, 
XXXI, 171). 
A, Skeleton of adult male. Presented by 
His late Majesty Nussir-ud-Dowla, King of 
Oudh, in 1839 (J. A. S. VIII, 688). B. 
Large skull (tusks wanting). C. Split skull, 
to show the brain cavity. Z>. Another skulL 
E, Scapula. Presented by the late Dr. 
Wallich (1816), As. Res. XII, App. p. 
XXVI. F. Large skull (tusks wanting in 
ail), save that on the skeleton. Presented by 
G. Burney, Esq., in 1822, As. Res. XIV, 
App. G. Skull without lower jaw. Pre- 
sented by . H, Skull of new-born young. 
Purchased (1856). I. J. Two large tusks 
(one remarkably bulky ; the other unusually 
long and slender and beautifully curved): 
Presented by His Excellency General Bhima 
Sinha, in 1836, J. A. S. V, 56. K. Another 
tusk. Presented by H. Home, Esq., As. Res. 
XII, App. XXV. L. Tusk of female ; and 
M. Milk-tusk. Presented by . N, Con- 
cretion found in the tusk of a Malabar 
Elephant. Presented by the Rev. H. Baker, 
' junior, J, A, S. XXVIII, 291.— Numerous 
specimens of molar-teeth. Some presented 
by W. Masters, Esq., in 1842, J, A. S. XI, 
96. One of a Burmese wild Elephant : pre- 
sented by W. T. Blanford, Esq. (1862). 
Sub-order PERIS SODA CTYLL 
Genus Tapirus, L. 
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