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THE RUSA OF TIMOR. 
Rusa Peronii ? 
PLATE XII. 
Cerf du Timor, Fred. Cuvier, Hist. Nat. des Mammiferes. 
The figure of F. Cuvier lias served for the ac- 
compauying illustration, originally taken from two 
living species in the Paris Menagerie, brought from 
the Island of Timor. The general colour is a brown- 
ish-black, duller upon the head, the neck and sides, 
and paler upon the flanks, the thighs, and limbs. 
Along the back, it is almost black, and a line of that 
colour runs downwards on the fore limbs. The hair 
upon the neck is stronger and longer than on the 
other parts of the body. The horns are those of 
the third year. This species is figured with uncer- 
tainty as distinct, being allied to several others. 
