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THE MALAYSIAN UNGULATES. 
13. THE JAVAN RUSA. 
Oen 'us t i m o nV nsis. 
This species is confined to Java, Timor. Celebes and the 
Moluccas. It differs from the Btisa of the Malay Peninsula, 
Borneo and Sumatra in the more rufous colouring; in the 
hairs of the back which are annul a ted and longer; in the thin- 
ner antlers, which are not so rough, while the space between 
the horns is lyre-shaped instead of U- or V-shaped as in the 
Malayan Rusa. 
Lydekker gives the measurements of fine antlers as from 
33 to 3?4 inches along the front curve, and the distance from 
tip to tip as ll£ to &5-J inches. The points are 3 x 3. 
Reports of this species in Borneo and Sumatra, are due to 
imported specimens, 
14. THE SAM BUR or EQUINE DEER . 
Cervtts unicolor, 
Malay: Rusa, 
The typical Sam bur Deer is a native of India; the 
Malayan Rusa is a geographical race, very closely allied. 
The main distinctions are the slightly larger size of the In- 
dian form and the length of the terminal tines of the antlers ; 
in the Indian form the front one is the shorter or about equal 
to the hind tine, while in the Malayan form the hind terminal 
tine is tlie shorter. This form has more white on the legs 
than the Indian form. 
Two Malaysian races are recognized: C. w. e quin us from 
the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, and w, brookei a rather 
smaller form from Borneo. 
Other races are described from Formosa, China, Marianne 
Islands, Philippines, all differing from the Indian and Malay- 
sian forms in the shorter face and in having the shanks light 
instead of dark. 
The male alone has antlers. It is also characterized by a 
mane which is absent in the female. 
According to measurements of 10 Bornean antlers given 
by Rowland Ward the length varies from 11 3 to £34 in., the 
circumference from 3 4 to T in., and the tip to tip distance 
from 9-j to 18$ in. 
Others without localities but presumably either from the 
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra or Borneo reach a length of over 
3P inches and tip to tip measurement of over 20. One abnor- 
mally large head is recorded with a length of 30$ in. and 7 x 7 
points instead of the normal 3 x 3. 
