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from the former animal in colouring. It was first named in 1904 from a 
specimen shot by Mr A. E. Leatham. 
Sclater’s muntjac ( Cervulus sclateri; native name, Hung chee-tze) is the 
eastern representative of C. lacrymans. Height, eighteen to twenty inches. 
Hair, smooth and glossy. General colour, reddish brown. Horns, five to 
six inches long, with a small brow tine. Upper canines developed with 
tushes about two inches long. Fawns spotted. 
C. lacrymans is scattered throughout Szechuan and Western Hupeh up 
to 7,000 feet. 
It is not rare and has a wide range. A hill-loving animal, it abounds in 
the Ningpo hills and at the head of the Ichang gorge. Other muntjacs which 
occur are the Hairy -fronted muntjac ( Cervulus crinifrons ), Reeves’ muntjac 
{Cervulus reevesi ), and Bridgeman’s muntjac {Cervulus bridgemani). They 
are all closely allied, but vary in minor characteristics. 
The Hornless river deer (often erroneously called Hog deer) {Hydre- 
laphus inermis; native name, Chee-tsze , or Chinese water deer) are plentiful 
on the banks of the Yangtze, living among the reeds and rough grass in 
the summer, and in the winter among the low hills in the neighbourhood 
of the river. They are fond of water and are bold swimmers, often escaping 
thus when wounded. The does drop their fawns in May, and are very 
prolific, sometimes having as many as four or six at a birth. “ This prolific 
reproduction is quite unique among the Cervidce , and is one of the reasons 
for regarding the genus as a very ancient type.” They are much hunted 
by the Chinese, and thousands are sold annually. The species does not 
extend westward beyond the low hills thirty miles or so below Ichang. 
It is a courageous little animal and excellent eating. The male develops 
tushes 2 to 2\ inches long, and the development of these upper canine 
teeth is said to occur in females. Height about twenty inches. Hair, 
coarse and thick. General colour, light rufous. Fawns spotted. 
Musk deer {Moschus sifanicus; native name, Chang-tsze) are fairly 
common all along the Chinese -Tibetan border at an altitude varying 
between 8,000 feet and 14,000 feet. An agile little animal, it is fond of lying 
along the upper part of some half-fallen, sloping tree trunk, such as are 
common in the forests of spruce, silver fir and larch which still exist, 
though sadly depleted. It is trapped and hunted remorselessly by the 
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