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nacious as is another species found in South America. The tapirs 
have a remarkable geographical distribution. The species here 
exhibited lives in the Malay peninsula and some adjacent islands; 
four other species inhabit Central and South America. 
Case 4. — Male and female moose. 
Case 5.— Reindeer and its close relative, the caribou, from 
Maine. These are the only deer the females of which have well- 
developed horns. 
Case 6. — Various species of deer; among these is the lit- 
tle chevrotain ( Tragulus ), the smallest and the most generalized 
of all the deer-like animals. Indeed, it forms a distinct section of 
hoofed quadrupeds. Other interesting species in this case are the 
muntjac; the little deer, Cervus steerii, the type of its species; and 
the female wapiti; the male of this species will be found in 
Alcove 99 , West Court. 
Case 7.— Three specimens, male, female and calf, of the 
water buffalo (Probubalus mindorensis) from the Philippine archi- 
pelago. These specimens were collected by Prof. J. B. Steere, of 
Ann Arbor, Michigan. 
Case 8. — Old male and young male of the American bison. 
Case 9.— Cow and calf of the American bison. Prong- 
horn, or American antelope. 
Case lO.— Bennett’s gazelle, India; Grant’s gazelle, Africa; 
the water-buck, Africa; the palla from Africa and the black-buck 
from India. 
Case 11.— Five species of antelope from British East Africa, 
viz.: The sassabye ( Bubalis lunatus ), Lichtenstein’s hartebeest 
(B. lichtensteini ), and Coke’s hartebeest ( B . cokei ), a male and 
female of Kirk’s dwarf antelope ( Neotragus kirkii)\ also a species 
of the genus Ccphcilopus. 
Case 12.— Two species of gnus— the white-tailed gnu and 
the white-bearded gnu. 
Case 13. — Contains a fine example of the roan antelope, a 
stately animal from Africa ; the nilghai from India ; and a gazelle 
( Gazella subgutturosa ) from Persia. 
Case 14:. — A number of goats and sheep, seven specimens 
in all, from various regions of the world. The oxen, antelopes, 
sheep and goats are all very closely related. 
