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THE MUNTJAK. 
in prepnred specimens found in collections. In the 
former, there exists two rough folds of tlie skin, which 
are considerably disteiided and elevated ; they are 
separated about an inch and a lialf above, and, fol- 
lowing the direction of the prominent sides of the 
forehead, they unite below, so as to mark the f.ice 
with the letter V. In the dried subject the folds 
are contracted, and three distinct ribs appear, which 
have suggested to Pennant the name of llib-faced 
Deer. 
“ A few straggling delicate bristles are scattered 
over the face, near the nostrils, and over the lower 
lip anti chin. The ears are of moderate size, erect, 
oval, and internally bordered with a series of beauti- 
ful white hairs. The face is marked with two black 
lines, following the direction of the lateral ridges, and 
continued along the pedestals to the coronal margins, 
by which they are terminated. The colour of our 
animal is a reddish-brown, but it differs in difl'erent 
parts in its intensity. The specimens belonging to 
the Museum of the India House have a reddish- 
brown tint, inclining to fulvous. The inside of the 
thighs, region of the pubes, and the under side of 
the tail, are white. The lower part of the thighs 
and the legs are dark brown, slialitly variegated 
with grey ; hut a streak of redtli.di-brown extends 
along the legs, ])osteriorly, towards the tarsus, where 
it becomes dark and blackish. The colour of the 
Muntjak varies at difl'erent periods of the year. The 
female also, at least in Java, is darker than the male.” 
