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THE MUNTJAK. 
Slylocerus Muntjak. Smith. 
PLATE XIX. 
Eib-faced Deer, Pennant, Quad.— Cervws muntjak, Desm. 
Mammalogie ; llorsf. Zool. Researches in Java Styloce- 
rus muntjak, II. Smith; Griff. Cuvier, iv. 143, and Sy- 
nopsis. 
The Muntjak, or Sumatra Roe, as it is occasional- 
ly termed, is at present best known by the figure and 
description of Dr Horsfield, which appeared some 
years since in that naturalist’s “Zoological Researches 
Ju Java.” It is a native of many of the eastern 
islands, and while it resembles the roe of Europe in 
its general shape, an animal in full health and vigour 
is nearly one-fifth larger. They have the same ele- 
gance of appearance, the same springy liglitness in 
their bounds, and, by native poets of both coun- 
tries, have been employed as emblems of softness, 
timidity, or speed. 
The height at the shoulders of Dr Horsfield’s ani- 
mal, is about two feet two inches, and that gentle- 
man s description is nearly as follows. “ The face 
affords a peculiar character of the Cervus muntjak ; 
It differs in a small degree in the living animal, and 
