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GENUS ELAPHUS. — Geiffith. 
DENTAL FOEMULA. 
Incisive - ; Canine ^ ; Molar ~ = 34. 
Horns, (existing only in the male,) round ; very large ; antlers termi- 
nating in a fork or in snags from a common centre, suborbital sinus •, 
canine teeth in the male, in the upper jaw ; a muzzle. 
The generic name is derived from the Greek a Stag, or Elk ; the 
name was applied by Pliny, LwNiEns, and other naturalists, to designate 
a particular species existing in Europe, Cervus Elaphus. 
Three well-determined species may be arranged under this genus; 
one existing in Europe, one in Walhihii, (the Nepaul Stag,) and one in 
America. 
ELAPHUS CAN ADEN SIS. — Kay. 
Ameeican Elk, — Wafite Deer. 
PLATE LXII. Male and Female. Natural size. 
E. Cervus Virginianus robustior cornibus amplissimis ramosis tere- 
tibus, frontalibus amplis ; cauda brevissima. Color rufescens. hieme fus- 
cescens, uropygio flavicante stria nigra circumscripto. 
CHARACTERS. 
Larger than the Virginian deer. Horns, large, not palmated, with hrow 
antlers ; a naked space round the lachrymal opening. Tail, short. Colour, 
yellowish-brown above, a black mark extending f rom the angle of the mouth 
along the sides of the lower jaw, A broad pale yellowish spot on the buttocks. 
